Factsheet for measure
LU-2002-41/2491
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Updated
– measures in Luxembourg
The skills of tomorrow
Enquêtes 'Qualifications de demain' dans l'industrie et les Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (TIC)
Background information
This initiative involves an investigation (carried out though surveys) of companies' needs for employees, both in terms of replacements, new positions, and expected skill levels.
The first survey was launched in 1998 in the manufacturing, construction and public works sectors. The coverage of these surveys have extended to the industrial sector.
In 2002, the survey was extended to the information and communication technologies sector (ICT).
The survey represents the only existing indicator in Luxembourg on the need for qualifications in the sector covered and constitutes an economic barometer.
Content of measure
Surveys are conducted every two years, and they have alternated between the fields of industry and ICT. The objective is to provide guidance to young people and their parents regarding their further education, as well as to encourage public authorities and professional training providers to achieve a balance between business needs and the training courses they provide.
This initiative is supported by the Ministry of Work, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the public employment service ADEM (Employment Development Agency).
The action is conducted by FEDIL (Business Federation Luxembourg) in cooperation with Chamber of Commerce, ABBL (Luxembourg Bankers' Association), Luxinnovation, UEL (Union of Luxembourg Companies) and the Maison de la Formation.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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19 April 2023
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For 2023, the FEDIL survey of 57 member companies highlights three major aspects:
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765 new recruits are expected over the next two years.
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The creation of new positions (51.4%) remains slightly higher than replacements (48.6%).
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The Diplôme d'Aptitude Professionnelle (DAP) and the Master's/Doctorate remain the training courses most in demand by industrial companies (47%)
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Use of measure
Following the detection of a need for manufacturing workers, training courses for jobseekers were organised. This involved a partnership between public authorities: ADEM (Employment Development Agency), Ministry of Work, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education and Research, and private partners such as FEDIL (Business Federation Luxembourg), ABBL (Luxembourg Bankers' Association), CLC (Luxembourg Confederation of Retailers), Chamber of Commerce or the House of Training.
Additional training has been implemented for security officers. In the construction sector, vocational training measures have also been organised as a result of this research. Specialised training in ICT has been implemented in schools. The University of Luxembourg has finally organised specific courses in technology. It has for instance been found that the level of qualification in the ICT sector has increased over the last years. In the latest 2020 survey, more participating companies than ever anticipated recruitments in the ICT sector in Luxembourg.
Since 2002, surveys are conducted every two years, and they alternate between the fields of industry and ICT. For instance, the survey published in 2020 conducted by ABBL and FEDIL focuses on ICT. It gives an overview on the recruitment forecasted by the participating companies: the participating 168 interviewed companies expect to recruit 979 qualified ICT employees in the next two years, which represents an increase if compared to the prior survey.
Despite the surveys provide interesting indications about anticipating job creation in a particular sector of the economy, the small number of respondents has put the representativeness of the survey into question.
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
Public employment service
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Employers organisation
National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement
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No involvement
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: Unknown
Involvement
No involvement.
Views and reactions
Unknown.
Sources
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03 March 2020: The skills of tomorrow in the field of industry (2019).
(www.fedil.lu)
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09 March 2021: The skills of tomorrow in the field of ICTs (2020)
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19 April 2023: Tomorrow's industry skills 2023
(fedil.lu)
