Recent shifts in skill demands reveal gaps and mismatches in global labour markets. Employers face challenges in finding candidates with relevant skills, while individuals struggle to identify and signal their skills effectively. A skills-first approach – one that promotes hiring based on skills rather than conventional educational or professional indicators – could be the answer, simultaneously addressing inequalities like hiring bias and in access to lifelong learning opportunities.
Opening remarks by El Iza Mohamedou (OECD), welcome message by Astrid Aupperle (Microsoft),
presentation by Iván Bornacelly (OECD), keynote presentation by Enzo Weber (IAB), and followed by a discussion with Kristin Lena Keveloh, (LinkedIn) and Anne Kjær Bathel, (ReDi School). The event was moderated by Nicola Brandt (OECD).
Video:
Presentation of Iván Bornacelly
For further information (OECD):
- Watch the recording of the webinar “Tackling job market gaps with a skills-first approach.”
- Read the blog “Unfilled job vacancies? A skills-first approach can help.”
- Listen to the podcast “Why a skills-first approach can help fill job gaps.”
Other resources:
- Project on employment change of the Bertelsmann Stiftung
- Project on microcredentials in labour market of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)
- Information on skills demand on on-line vacancies (also CEDEFOP)