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Skills gap

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Situation in which the skills level of an employee or group of employees is lower than that required to perform the job adequately, or the type of skill does not match the job requirements.

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ILO, Changing demand for skills in digital economies and societies: Literature review and case studies from low- and middle-income countries. (Glossary on pp. 12-13), 2021
ILO, Changing demand for skills in digital economies and societies: Literature review and case studies from low- and middle-income countries. (Glossary on pp. 12-13), 2021
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The report sheds light on changing demand for skills in digital economies and societies, based mostly on a literature review, supported by a set of case studies from low- and middle-income countries. It reviews different approaches to measuring digital skills, and discusses the impact of digitalization on skills and related policy recommendations. It shows that, while digitalization may vary widely in its extent and forms across countries and sectors, its impact on jobs and skills is nevertheless considerable everywhere.

Type or level of skills is different from that required to adequately perform the job.

Source:
ILO, Skills mismatch in Europe, 2014
ILO, Skills mismatch in Europe, 2014
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This brief is part of the efforts that the ILO Department of Statistics is undertaking to contribute to the statistical understanding and quantification of skills mismatch.The brief provides an overview of approaches to measure skills mismatch, and illustrates two approaches using data from the European Social Survey (ESS).

Situation where an individual does not have the level of skills required to perform his or her job adequately.

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Cedefop, Terminology of European education and training policy. 2nd edition. A selection of 130 key terms, 2014
Cedefop, Terminology of European education and training policy. 2nd edition. A selection of 130 key terms, 2014
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What is the difference between skill gap, skill needs or skill shortage? Is underqualification a synonym for undereducation or underskilling? What is the meaning of green skills?
This multilingual glossary defines 130 key terms used in European education and training policy. An extended and updated version of Terminology of European education and training policy (2008) and Terminology of vocational training policy (2004), it also takes into account new priorities of European Union policy, mainly in skills and competence needs analysis. New definitions have been developed with the cooperation of experts from Cedefop’s research and policy analysis team.