Background information

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

This initiative involves an investigation of companies' needs for employees, both in terms of replacements, new positions, and expected skill levels. 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.

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. The last survey published in 2020 conducted by ABBL and FEDIL focuses on ICT (http://www.fedil.lu/fileadmin/user_upload/Résultats_de_l_enquête.pdf). 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. A new survey launched on future skills in industry in 2020.

Despite that the surveys provide interesting indications about anticipating job creation in a particular sector of the economy, the small number of respondents has put their representativeness of the survey into question.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Employees in standard employment	Applies to all businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Public employment service	Employers organisation National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: Unknown

Involvement

No involvement

Views and reactions

Unknown

Sources

• 03 March 2020: The skills of tomorrow in the field of industry (2019). (www.fedil.lu)
• 09 March 2021: The skills of tomorrow in the field of ICTs (2020)