Equipping Health Workers with the Right Skills

While there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to anticipating skills needs in the health workforce, methods are presented on how to determine what approaches may be most impactful in a given setting. It begins with a presentation of the changing skills needs of the health sector, including the most relevant future trends. It then presents how different countries anticipate skills needs amongst the health workforce, providing an in-depth look at 16 countries from around the world, including EU countries Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden. It then ends with an overview of how skills intelligence can be used in policymaking, as well as recommendations on framework conditions and future policies.