Cedefop 2022 European skills index out | CEDEFOP

Cedefop 2022 European skills index out | CEDEFOP

European skills development systems do converge, but with still a long way to go, while early indications suggest that the coronavirus pandemic has been delaying unhindered transfer of skills to the labour market.

The 2022 results of Cedefop’s European skills index (ESI), which assesses the performance of European skills systems and the improvements made over time, show that skills development systems seem to be converging in Europe, even though there is still a long way to go until full convergence is achieved.

The ESI also highlights the areas where further attention should be given to by each country and is built on three pillars of investigation:

• skills development;
• skills activation;
• skills matching.

These three pillars are divided into six sub-pillars and then into 15 measurable indicators that are closely related to policy monitoring and questions. The performance of the overall skills system is summarised by the ESI score. (...)