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LEVEL 2: FOSTERING VET-BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY

2.1 Labour market trends

2.1 Labour market
trends

Advising employers on the current dynamics of labour demand, and the need to
strengthen and improve the attractiveness of VET curricula.

Governments and social partners have been working together to bring forward
the objectives identified in the Bruges Communiqué in 20210. The Bruges
Communiqué is a set of goals and actions aiming at increasing the quality of VET
in Europe by making it more relevant to the needs of the labour market.

Initial VET is more relevant to labour market needs when it focusses on work-

based learning and apprenticeships. Although the quality of VET systems varies,
initial VET is well established in the national programmes. Regarding continuing
VET, more focus is also put at supporting adults’ upskilling and reskilling.

The European Pillar of Social Rights sets a solid basis to achieve an adequate
balance between initial and continuing VET, through the reference to the right
to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning, and the right

to receive support for job search, training, and reskilling.

As a result of various publications issued at a European level, namely the 2020
Council Recommendation on VET and the Pact for Skills, the following emerging
trends in VET are identified:
 VET is expected to provide a mix of basic and soft skills, and of

professional competences, preparing individuals for current and future
jobs and for job creation
 VET is estimated to propagate European values and raise citizenship

 learning delivery is expected to become more flexible regarding borders
in institutional profiles, target groups, curricula and learning
environments

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