Sectoral Approaches to Skills Development

The main objective of the course is to “help participants better understand the characteristics, methodologies, institutional arrangements, skills governance mechanisms, and sectoral skills development modalities needed for identifying labour market imbalances in terms of skills development at a sectoral level, in addition to recognizing the current and future skills needed at a sectoral level in a broader macroeconomic policy framework. OBJECTIVES Upon completion of the course, participants will have acquired a better understanding of: • Acquired a good understanding of the rationale behind sectoral approaches to skills development and the reasons for adopting a sectoral approach to learn about the drivers of change which impact the demand and supply for skills at a sectoral level; • Understood the sectoral skills anticipation process beginning with sector prioritization, sector definition, and collaborative mechanisms at a sectoral level; • Analysed different methods and tools related to quantitative and qualitative methods to identify labour markets supply and demand imbalances at a sectoral level, in addition to learning how to measure skills mismatch at a sectoral level; • Discussed the different sectoral skills financing mechanisms and sectoral skills governance systems • Discussed the different institutional arrangements and policy mechanisms at a sectoral level; • Attained a better understanding through group exercise, cases from the field, and other learning modalities of how to adopt sectoral approaches into adequate policy making and planning. CONTENT This course consists of the following learning units: • MODULE 1: Introduction to Sectoral Approaches to Skills Development • MODULE 2: Sectoral Skills Anticipation • MODULE 3: Sectoral Skills Councils • MODULE 4: Sectoral Skills Councils: Examples from the field METHODOLOGY This innovative e-learning course has been designed according to a learner-centred approach in order to better involve participants and keep them motivated. It is highly interactive and engaging, using different methods throughout the four parts of the course to make the content interesting, relevant and entertaining.