Swiping right for the job: How tech is changing 'Matching' in the workforce
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Employers' organizations
Employers invest in training in order to improve productivity, innovate and adopt new technologies, and compete in changing markets. Case studies and research from individual employers and associations of employers on the Global KSP deal with apprenticeship and workplace skills provision, quality assurance and governance of training institutions, and employers’ roles in anticipating skill needs and in influencing national and sector policies on skills development.
Other sources
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.
Research papers
Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues.
Throughout the report, the difficulties facing low- and middle-skill workers are highlighted. The report is intended to serve as a platform for discussion as labor market leaders plan for future use of continually evolving technological tools for connecting workers and employers.
The report will explore the following topics by section:
• Section II—Types of Labor Market Matching Technology: An overview of five different types of labor market matching technology, exploring benefits, limitations, and examples.
• Section III—Interactions with Labor Market Matching Technology: Highlights the ways that different stakeholders interact with varying labor market matching technology.
• Section IV—Innovations and Challenges in Labor Market Matching Technology: Explores benefits and challenges stemming from the use of labor market matching technology, and best practices to mitigate those challenges.
• Section V—Institutional Roles in Labor Market Matching Technology: Examines roles for different institutional stakeholders in improving the technology used in labor market matching.