ty skills mismatch presentation
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As presented at the OFMN roundtable event on the 10th OctoberTRANSCRIPT
YYOUTHOUTH ATTITUDESATTITUDES TOWARDSTOWARDS THETHE JOBJOB MARKETMARKET
Alessandro Niccolò TIRAPANI
10th October, 2012 – The Solvay Library, Brussels
Overcoming the Skills Mismatch
TTHINKHINKYYOUNGOUNG Think tank based in Brussels
We lobby for young people
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PPARTNERSARTNERS
GGETTINGETTING TOTO THETHE TOPICTOPIC
What is Skills Mismatch?
Skills mastered by youth VS skills needed by industries
A social and cultural phenomenon Trending topic
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MMETHODOLOGYETHODOLOGY
Quantitative o 22 questions, 868 respondents under 30 o 16 languages, 48 countries within Europe o 50% students, 25% working full time Qualitative o Interview to 6 skills experts o Documentary film in 6 Countries o Audiovisual online archive TIRAPANI Alessandro Niccolò
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WWHATHAT SHOULDSHOULD ANAN IDEALIDEAL JOBJOB ENTAILENTAIL??
Ideal Job
Challenging 238 Remunerating
158
Travel, dynamic
147
Happiness, fun 141
Passionate, rewarding
118 Creativity, artistic
72
Network, team
70
Individual develop.t
55
Improving society
52
Stable 44
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WWHICHHICH GOALSGOALS AREARE DESIREDDESIRED??
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PPERCEPTIONSERCEPTIONS OFOF YOUNGYOUNG PEOPLEPEOPLE
•82% aim to acquire the necessary skills for an ideal job •Majority feel closely matched with current job
Youth do not feel particularly mismatched
• Willingness to relocate or to accept a challenging job • Limited knowledge of EU programmes
Adaptability
• Field of specialisation more important than specific role
Industry is particularly significant
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MMISMATCHISMATCH IINDEXNDEX
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Range: 0,00 to 1,00 - 0 is totally mismatched and 1 perfectly match
AADVICEDVICE TOTO YOUNGYOUNG PEOPLEPEOPLE
Be entrepreneurial
Be well informed about the industry
Create a ‘focused’ profile through carefully selected internships
Propose a “project for life” upon application
IMPORTANCE
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MMAINAIN OOBSTACLESBSTACLES ININ OOBTAININGBTAINING AA JJOBOB
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CCOMPANYOMPANY PPERCEPTIONSERCEPTIONS
SKM affects all industries
A general
soft and
A general lack of
soft and hard skills
don’t master Candidates
don’t master niche skills
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AADVICEDVICE TOTO CCOMPANIESOMPANIES
Highlight very specific skills in job advertisements
Identify transferable skills
Redesign workplaces considering the aspirations of youngsters
IMPORTANCE
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AAWARENESSWARENESS OFOF THETHE MAINMAIN EU EU PPROGRAMMESROGRAMMES
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Comenius Erasmus Erasmus Mundus
Erasmus for entrepreneurs
Youth in action
External cooperation
1 - I have never heard of it 2 - I know it, but I am not interested 3 - I know it and I may apply 4 - I have already applied
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AADVICEDVICE TOTO EEUROPEANUROPEAN POLICYPOLICY--MAKERSMAKERS
Enforce and promote current EU projects
1% reduction school dropouts means 500k more skilled people
Weststar: “education should develop ‘core’ capabilities and the
ability to learn and adapt”
IMPORTANCE
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Want to know more? [email protected]
ThinkYoung.eu Facebook.com/ThinkYoung
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The labeled “lost” generation is instead mobile, adaptable and, in
the long term, idealistic
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