New Cedefop report

Dear Education Experts,

We are glad to inform you that to promote the special issue of Cedefop’s working paper series “Human-centred digital transitions and skill mismatches in European workplaces’, we are circulating the info below with our stakeholders and we invite you to further share it among your contacts. Thanks.

We are pleased to announce the publication of a special edition in Cedefop's working paper series, exploring how digital technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), are reshaping skill requirements and mismatch in Europe's labour markets.

As automation and AI rapidly transform skill requirements across the EU, concerns are growing about employment impacts and Europe's competitive position. Addressing the gap between evolving job demands and workers' skills renders upskilling and reskilling strategies more critical than ever.

To better understand how digitalisation affects adult workers’ skill mismatches, job insecurity related to automation and overall job quality, Cedefop conducted the second wave of the European Skills and Jobs Survey (ESJS) in 2021. This special edition marks the first in-depth exploration of the ESJS2 microdata by external researchers, featuring ten original research contributions that examine how the digital transition is affecting jobs, skills and training across Europe. The publication offers robust empirical analyses on a wide range of issues central to understanding and navigating the digital transformation of work in the EU. Indicative themes include:

• the impact of Covid-19 induced digitalisation on training and worker well-being,

• how an organisational ‘learning culture’ can address skill mismatches within firms,

• determinants of digital skills demand and training in jobs, including related age or gender segregation,

• technologically-induced task automation in EU jobs and worker upskilling,

• skill shortages in the EU labour market and firms’ hiring practices,

• skill shortages and digital gaps in strategic EU sectors – AI, defence and education

These analyses were also presented in the related workshop ‘Human-centred digital transitions: skill mismatches in European workplaces’, held in Cedefop premises in Thessaloniki (Greece) in December 2024. Here (Zenodo) you can also consult the presentation delivered there on the ESJS.

We invite you to explore these important findings and welcome your feedback. We would welcome you sharing this publication with education experts who may have an interest in its findings.

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Caroline

pp Kostas & Giulia

(+30) 2310490045 | [email protected]

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