Semantic interoperability in the labour market

Martin le Vrang 2 June 2016

Interoperability: key to a European labour market

The digital revolution entirely changed the way the labour market works:

Jobs are advertised using digital channels

Candidates and employers use Social Media

Jobseekers use mobile devices to find jobs

Employers want candidates to apply online

- Support (digital) transactions in the labour market with a common language:- Publish job offers- Create online CVs or profiles- Search for jobs- Search for candidates- Online job matching- Online applications

- Usually, different actors are involved in these transactions.

Micro-transactions in the digital labour market

Interoperability in the labour market- Legal interoperability- Organisational interoperability- Semantic interoperability

- Precise meaning of exchanged information which is preserved and understood by all parties

- Includes syntactic interoperability- Technical interoperability

The multilingualism challenge

Multilingualism

Multilingualism

The skills challenge

By 2025, 46% of the job openings will require high qualifications

In the near future, 90% of jobs will require some level of digital skills

40% of EU citizens have low or no digital skills

65% of employers believe that entry-level employees are not adequately prepared

The need for lifelong learning: Office environment 1980 …

… and today. The time between these pictures corresponds to the working life of one individual.

Lifelong learning: Major trends require up- and re-skilling to maintain employability

Technological progress

Greening economy

Demographic ageing

How can we overcome the skills gap?‒ Intra-EU mobility‒ Job matching based on skills‒ Transparency to support recruitment,

validation and recognition‒ Bridge the communication gap between

education and employment‒ Better labour market intelligence

The ESCO classification

A reference language for European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations to:‒ Create a shared understanding‒ Exchange information‒ Cooperate across borders and languages‒ Communicate between labour market

and education/training‒ Match candidates with jobs

What is ESCO?

ESCOOccupatio

nsKnowledge,

Skills, Competenc

es

Qualifications

What is ESCO?

ESCO occupation examplesound technicianDescription:

Sound technicians set up, prepare, check and maintain equipment in order to provide optimal sound quality for a live performance. They cooperate with road crew to unload, set up and operate sound equipment and instruments.This occupation is focused on live performance and not on media or broadcast activities.Includes activities in event and rental companies.

Scope note:

ESCO occupation examplesound technicianNPT: sound engineer; audio engineer; PA

man; PA woman; stage manager; front of house sound engineer; live sound engineer3521 - Broadcasting and audiovisual technicians

ISCO-08:

90.02 - Support activities to performing arts

NACE rev.2:

ESCO occupation examplesound technicianEssential: ‒ perform soundchecks

‒ maintain sound equipment‒ fit up sound on stage‒ work safely in heights‒ de-rig electronic equipment‒ adapt to artists' creative demands …‒ edit recorded sound‒ adapt artistic plan to location …

Optional:

ESCO skill examplerecommend winesDescription:

Recommend customers available wines and advice combinations of wines with specific dishes on the menu.

NPT: advise on match of foods with wines; match wines to dishes; offer advice on wines

ESCO skill examplerecommend winesEssential for:

‒ restaurant sommelier‒ head sommelier ‒ waiter/waitress …

Optional for:

Qualifications

ESCONQDOther qualifi-cations

Publishing ESCO

Publishing ESCO

‒ Building block for applications‒ Easy to implement (open data, APIs)‒ Easy to interconnect (linked data)‒ Versioning mechanism‒ Will be mapped to national classifications

of Member States

Developing ESCO

2013 2016

ESCO v0 (pilot version)

ESCO v1 (full version)

Piloting & testing

Continuous updating

Time for your questions and comments