Big Data Intelligence on Skills Demand and Training in Umbria
The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on the Umbrian economy, and despite recovery
of labour demand, the region faces challenges related to digitalisation, tight labour
markets, and volatile demand for low-skilled jobs. To address these issues, the OECD
and the Umbrian regional agency for active labour market policies (ARPAL) have collaborated
to investigate the labour and skills demand of the region using big data techniques
applied to online job postings. This report provides new insights into the alignment
between labour and skills demand and the training options available in the training
and education programmes contained in the Umbrian Regional Training Catalogue. This
report builds new indicators to measure the alignment of course content with employer
demands in Umbria, with results showing that alignment is relatively good for some
occupations but that this can be strengthened to provide job seekers with up-to-date
training options that match the demand of the labour market.
Published on November 20, 2023