Join us for the SkillsPULSE webinar “Institutional responses to skills shortages and gaps – What can Europe learn from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore?” on 21 October 2026, from 13:00 to 15:00 CEST.
The webinar will explore how different countries identify and respond to skills shortages and gaps, and what policy lessons Europe can draw from the experiences of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore.
Programme
13:00 – Welcome, presentation of the SkillsPULSE project and framing of the webinar
- Outi Ruusuvirta-Uuksulainen, University of Jyväskylä
- Chiara Fratalia, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini
13.15 – Why look beyond Europe?
- Terence Hogarth, University of Warwick Institute for Employment Research
13:25 – Institutional responses to shortages and gaps: findings from the SkillsPULSE project and implications for Europe
- Outi Ruusuvirta-Uuksulainen, University of Jyväskylä
13.50 – Q&A
- Chair: Chiara Fratalia, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini
14.00 – National mirror panel
- Chair: Terence Hogarth, University of Warwick Institute for Employment Research
- Sabina Trankmann, University of Tartu
- Dr Izabela Marcinkowska, Institute of Labour and Social Affairs
- Dimitra Kondyli, National Centre for Social Research
14.55 Closing
- Chiara Fratalia, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini, SkillsPULSE Coordinator
- Outi Ruusuvirta-Uuksulainen, University of Jyväskylä
