Publications and Documents

Post-event report from the Pact for Skills Networking event on the 25th of May 2023

This lecture provides valuable insights into digital skill trends and strategies for both employees and employers to adapt to a changing work environment, highlighting innovative strategies for skills development and ways of overcoming barriers.

This OECD Social, Employment and Migration working paper explores the demand for language skills across the EU and UK. English was the most commonly required language, with half job postings requiring at least some knowledge of it.

Use the OECD’s Skills Profiling Tool to access your personalised skill profile and a list of suggested occupations to make use of those skills. The tool assess three types of skills: occupation-specific, foundational, and noncognitive skills.

The European Commission organised its third Peer Learning Activity (PLA) as part of a series of events for Pact for Skills members to discuss key topics, share their experience, and showcase good practices on defining and monitoring commitments.

This report commissioned by the South African Transport Education Training Authority provides insights drawn from stakeholder consultation on key upskilling and reskilling needs for the transport sector.

Pact for Skills Annual Survey Report

IBM provides recommendations on the efforts necessary to create a workforce with the skills needed for the future, highlighting key success factors for talent development, inclusion of disadvantaged groups, and addressing skills gaps.

Following the societal changes that came as a result of COVID-19, the Commission presented an updated industrial strategy for Europe that includes a particular focus on the need for upskilling and reskilling efforts.