MOOCs as a solution to bridge the skills gap
New Skills agenda for Europe
The BizMOOC project addresses how MOOC can be used for business. Different studies imply that there exists a gap on the skills needed in Europe and the skills people have. Recently the EC launched a new Skills agenda for Europe.
The new Skills Agenda for Europe launches a number of actions to ensure that the right training, the right skills and the right support is available to people in the European Union. A study of CEDEFOP in 2015 indicated that Skill shortages and gaps in European enterprises. Genuine skill shortages affect a small group of dynamic, internationally oriented European enterprises in specific economic sectors (health and social care, ICT, advanced manufacturing). Some studies indicate that there is a mismatch between academic programs and the skills needed for jobs. The BizMOOC specifically aims at these issues – and is using MOOCs to address these skills issues. It is a knowledge alliance to enable a European-wide exploitation of the potential of MOOCs for the world business.
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