PES Network seminar on future skills, career guidance and lifelong learning

Specifically, participants heard presentations and discussed around the following:

PES approaches to analysing and developing future skills

• The French PES Pôle emploi’s role in future skills investment;

New developments in skills intelligence

• Skills intelligence for PES by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP);
• How to use data and AI to determine skill trends? by the Belgian PES VDAB;

Skills needs in a changing environment and collaboration with external actors

• Assessing skill requirements and skill gaps for more relevant training and job opportunities by the OECD;
• Collaboration of the Dutch PES with research institutions in determining current and future skills needs.