European Commission: The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All.
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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.
Anticipating and matching skills needs
Anticipating and building skills for the future is essential to a rapidly changing labour market. This applies to changes in the types and levels of skills needed as well as in occupational and technical areas. Effective methods to anticipate future skills needs and avoid potential mismatches include: sustained dialogue between employers and trainers, coordination across government institutions, labour market information systems, employment services and performance reviews of training institutions.
The high-level conference will be hosted by President Jean-Claude Juncker together with Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis and Commissioner Marianne Thyssen.
The digital revolution and other transformations are changing the world of work at a fast pace. The conference is intended to:
- steer an open discussion on the main changes taking place,
- understand their wide-ranging implications, and
- explore how to best harness such changes for the benefit of workers, businesses, society and the economy alike.
The event will be attended by representatives from EU institutions and Member States, international organisations, social partners, civil society, academia and the media.
In six parallel sessions, participants will take an in-depth look at how Europe's employment and social policies have to change to fit the world of today and tomorrow. The conference will take place ahead of the ILO Centenary event in Geneva in June, where the discussion on the future of work will be pursued in a global perspective.
Participation is on invitation only but the proceedings will be web-streamed.
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