Skills for work and life

Skills intelligence is the process of identifying, collecting, analysing, synthesising and presenting quantitative or qualitative information on skills and labour market to:

• identify key trends and demands in the labour market;
• assess, anticipate and forecast skill needs;
• address skill gaps and mismatches;
• adapt provision of education and training accordingly;
• provide relevant educational and career guidance and counselling

Skills intelligence is the outcome of an expert-driven process of identifying, analysing, synthesising and presenting quantitative and/or qualitative skills and labour market information. These may be drawn from multiple sources and adjusted to the needs of different users.

To remain relevant, skills intelligence must be kept up-to-date and adjusted when user needs change. This requires the expert-driven process to be continuous and iterative.