The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have adverse and non-uniform impacts on future employment prospects for different job positions in the EU. We investigate two possible determinants of the variation of future employment loss due to the pandemic: the potential of a job to be carried out 'from...

Not long before the coronavirus outbreak, fears about artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and machines resulting in a jobless society were widespread. Concerns have resurfaced in light of the COVID-19 crisis potentially accentuating automation. This study utilises a novel big data set based...

This working paper presents results of an assessment of the representativeness of information collected from online job advertisements (OJA) in establishing the number of labour market vacancies in EU Member States. Two external data sources were used, Labour force survey (LFS) and Job vacancies...

We consider the job progression of immigrant women in five European countries: France, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK. We complement data from the European Labour Force Survey (2005-2015), with information about the skills contained in the jobs held by women, using data from the O*Net. In...

This working paper aims to critique the emergence of microcredentials in vocational education and training. It argues that considering microcredentials as a new tool to reorient higher or academic education overlooks the potential of vocational and professional education as well as its aim to...

Based on unique data from the second wave of the Cedefop European skills and jobs survey (ESJS2), this study examines the drivers of labour shortages in European labour markets. Detailed information on foundation, digital, manual, and interpersonal job-skill requirements in European labour...

The SELFIE tool gives vocational education and training (VET) schools the chance to see their position in the use of digital technologies for teaching and learning. While available for various education levels, for the first time this paper focuses on the use of the tool by VET schools, aiming...