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SUMMARY:Institutional responses to skills shortages and gaps –  What can Europe learn from Australia\, Canada\, New Zealand and Singapore?
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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. \nProgramme \n13:00 – Welcome\, presentation of the SkillsPULSE project and framing of the webinar \n\nOuti Ruusuvirta-Uuksulainen\, University of Jyväskylä\nChiara Fratalia\, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini\n\n13.15 – Why look beyond Europe? \n\nTerence Hogarth\, University of Warwick Institute for Employment Research\n\n13:25 – Institutional responses to shortages and gaps: findings from the SkillsPULSE project and implications for Europe \n\nOuti Ruusuvirta-Uuksulainen\, University of Jyväskylä\n\n13.50 – Q&A \n\nChair: Chiara Fratalia\, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini\n\n14.00 – National mirror panel \n\nChair: Terence Hogarth\, University of Warwick Institute for Employment Research\nSabina Trankmann\, University of Tartu\nDr Izabela Marcinkowska\, Institute of Labour and Social Affairs\nDimitra Kondyli\, National Centre for Social Research\n\n14.55  Closing \n\nChiara Fratalia\, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini\, SkillsPULSE Coordinator\nOuti Ruusuvirta-Uuksulainen\, University of Jyväskylä\n\n  \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.skillspulse.eu/event/institutional-responses-to-skills-shortages-and-gaps-what-can-europe-learn-from-australia-canada-new-zealand-and-singapore/
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SUMMARY:SkillsPULSE Stakeholder Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:On 4 November\, the SkillsPULSE project will host a stakeholder dialogue in Pisa\, Italy\, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss skills shortages and gaps in the Italian labour market. \nThe event will present the project’s main findings for Italy\, including insights from the European Skills Deficiencies Index (ESDI)\, and provide a platform to exchange perspectives\, share experiences and explore policy challenges and opportunities. By connecting research evidence with stakeholders’ practical knowledge\, the dialogue aims to contribute to a better understanding of skills needs and support more effective policy responses. \nPROGRAMME \n13:30–14:00 | Session 1 – Understanding skills shortages and gaps in Italy: evidence from SkillsPULSE research\nThis session will introduce the SkillsPULSE project and present its main findings for Italy. It will also explore the methodology and results of the European Skills Deficiencies Index (ESDI)\, providing evidence to support a better understanding of skills challenges in the Italian labour market.\n• Welcome and Introduction\nVito Giordano\, University of Pisa\nOpening remarks and an introduction to the workshop objectives\n• 13:30–13:45 | SkillsPULSE: Project overview and key findings for Italy\nGiulia Martorana\, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB)\nPresentation of the SkillsPULSE project\, its approach and key results for Italy\n• 13:45–14:00 | The European Skills Deficiencies Index (ESDI) and key findings for Italy\nMarina Ferent-Pipas\, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB)\nPresentation of the ESDI methodology and results for Italy \n14:00–14:50 | Session 2 – Stakeholders’ perspectives on skill shortages and gaps in Italy\nThis session will bring together stakeholders to share their experiences\, analytical approaches and ongoing initiatives in skills analysis at national and regional levels. The discussion will provide insight into how skills intelligence is developed and used to identify labour market needs and inform decision-making. \n14:50–15:20 | Coffee Break \n15:20–16:20 | Session 3 – From evidence to action: Stakeholder dialogue on skills shortages and gaps in Italy\nModerator: Vito Giordano\, University of Pisa\nThis panel discussion will build on the SkillsPULSE findings and stakeholders’ own analyses and practical experiences\, exploring commonalities and differences in the evidence\, the key drivers of skills shortages and gaps in Italy\, their effects on labour market dynamics\, and the policy challenges and opportunities for effective policy responses. \n16:20–16:30 | Closing remarks\nFondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB) \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.skillspulse.eu/event/skillspulse-stakeholder-dialogue/
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