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1 Spot on! Identifying and tracking skill needs Fabio Manca Labour Market Economist, Employment, Labour, and Social Affairs Directorate, Skills and Employability Division, OECD

2 What do we mean by Skill mismatch? Some definitions Qualification mismatch: Over or under-qualification A graduate working in a call centre Field of study mismatch An engineer working as a builder in construction

3 Too many workers are mismatched, over or under-qualified Germany: 37% Finland: 28% Czech Republic: 16% Portugal: 41% Greece: 43% Source: OECD Skills for Jobs Database

4 Quiz time! 4 Points! Where is qualification mismatch the highest across EU countries? Ireland Spain France Italy

5 Mismatch is pervasive Field of Study mismatch 80 million workers in European countries are mismatched by qualifications 13 M 10 M 9 M Substantial wage penalty - for workers mismatched by field and qualifications Source: OECD Skills for Jobs Database

6 Quiz time! 2 Points! How much less would you earn per year if you were mismatched by qualifications and field in your job? 10% 16% 24% 30%

7 Wage penalties can be substantial Mismatched by field and over-qualified Italy EUR/year Germany EUR/year 0% France Sweden Norway Flanders (Belgium) Italy Australia Finland Slovak Republic Denmark Austria Czech Republic Japan England/N. Ireland (UK) Spain Netherlands Korea Poland United States Canada Germany Ireland Estonia -5% -10% -15% -20% -25% -30% -35% -40% -45% -50% Source: Montt (2015) Finland EUR/year Spain EUR/year

8 Mismatches can co-exist with Shortages Japan Greece Mexico Turkey New Zealand Hungary Germany Australia Switzerland Poland Sweden Austria OECD (27) United States Canada Norway France Slovak Republic Italy Slovenia Belgium Finland Czech Republic UK Spain Netherlands Ireland Manpower talent Shortage Survey M >1 M firms face skills shortages Vacancies remain unfilled for too long Delays in production Re-training costs Slow adoption of technologies

9 The OECD Skills for Jobs database

10 A more objective measure is needed Subjective (opinions) vs Hard-data

11 How does the S4J data work? What boils under the hood Wages 24 ICT professionals Hours Worked Shortage Employment Overall economy Unemployment Talent match

12 Ranking Occupational Imbalances 1 2 Shortage / Hard to fill 32 Surplus/ 33 Easy to fill

13 Moving from Occupations to Skills Knowledge requirements Skills and Abilities Oral and Written comprehension Education and Training Psychology Biology Physics Construction Food prod. Transportation ICT Critical Thinking Dexterity Complex problem Solving Strength Stamina

14 Ranking of Skills in Shortage France

15 OECD Skills for Jobs Database Occupational Results

16 Quiz time! 2 Points! How many of the jobs that are in high-demand are high-skilled ones (average OECD)? 9 out of 10 7 out of 10 5 out of 10 3 out of 10

17 Where and what are the jobs that are hard-to-fill? High-skilled Medium-skilled Low-skilled Finland Netherlands Norway Iceland Sweden Luxembourg Germany Switzerland Belgium New Zealand France Italy Denmark Estonia Ireland Austria Lithuania OECD Spain Latvia Portugal United States 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Australia Canada United Kingdom Slovenia Greece Czech Republic Poland Slovak Republic Hungary Chile Mexico Bulgaria Romania Argentina South Africa Turkey Brazil Peru High-skill Medium-skill Low-skill Health-care Executives Teaching Science and Eng. ICT prof. Personal Service Building & trades Metal & machinery Handicraft & creatives Agriculture

18 What s happening to skill demands?

19 Increasing demand for high-level cognitive skills First year Final year Shortages Written Expression Oral Expression Deductive Reasoning Inductive Reasoning Oral Comprehension Fluency of Ideas Originality Mathematical Reasoning Speech Recognition Category Flexibility Number Facility Speed of Closure Memorization Selective Attention Visualization Explosive Strength Finger Dexterity Peripheral Vision Wrist-Finger Speed Increasing gap in demand Spatial Orientation Response Orientation Depth Perception Gross Body Equilibrium Reaction Time Arm-Hand Steadiness Control Precision Stamina Manual Dexterity Trunk Strength Static Strength Surpluses

20 Quiz time! 4 Points! What is the occupation that requires the most Critical Thinking skills? Surgeons Judges and Magistrates Aerospace Engineers Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

21 Quiz time! What is your score? 8< Points Skill Master 4 to 8 Skill Expert >4 Points Need to check our Skills for Jobs portal more often!

22 OECD Skills for Jobs database

23 WorldSkills Conference 2018 Amsterdam #WSConference

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