European case studies

IPPR is coordinating the pan-European research component of the JP Morgan Foundation’s major global programme “New Skills at Work” and Fondazione G. Brodolini is the Italian partner. The objective is to develop a better understanding of skills and labour market issues - needs, availability and policies - in various European countries (France, Germany, Spain and Italy). 

The work will be organised around the following three themes:

• New workers: matching young people’s skills to the employment opportunities employers are making available

• Existing workers: supporting employers to upgrade the skills and enhance the advancement prospects of their existing workforces

• Redundant workers: re-training and re-skilling workers whose skills have become redundant in the economy, and ensuring there are enough people with the skills required by new industries

The proposed approach is to commission very specific comparative analyses and case studies and try to compare the results and findings in order to understand the key factors for a successful implementation of policy measures in the skills and labour market domain.

These case studies will draw from – and also feed into – a more general analysis of which skills issues are particularly pertinent in each country.

IPPR and FGB will present the case studies individually but also, at the end of the third year of the work programme, they will draw them together to create a more general commentary on what is working and what is not working across the various European countries.

Services:

• Contributing to the identification of relevant topics;

• Preparation of the Case Study Reports;

• Conducting interviews to relevant stakeholders;

• Presentation of the findings in public events.

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