How will the 'talent pool' that the EU will create to fill the workforce gap work?
According to the European Commission, as the elderly population retires and the working population decreases, there are serious shortages of skilled labor in EU countries, especially in the construction, healthcare and IT sectors.
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Introduced by Ylva Johansson, Home Affairs Representative of the European Union (EU) Commission, the "EU Talent Pool" aims to eliminate the serious deficiency in the EU's employment market by connecting job-seeking immigrants with suitable and needed vacancies according to their skills and qualifications. Participation in the EU's "Talent Pool" is voluntary for member states, but Brussels hopes that incentives such as funding for vocational training and skills training will encourage capitals to join this project.
"This talent pool is not meant to go against member state governments when it comes to deciding labor migration quotas. This project is more about making it easier for the right skills to be taken into account as easily and quickly as possible," Johansson said at the launch of the project in Brussels. said. According to the European Commission, as the elderly population retires and the working population decreases, there are serious shortages of skilled labor in EU countries, especially in the construction, healthcare and IT sectors.
source: euronews