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Skills ecosystem

Refers to a self-sustaining concentration of workforce skills and knowledge in an industry or a region and has been used in Australia to guide a series of national VET projects.

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NCVER (Australia), VOCEDplus: Glossary of VET, (accessed 12/2022)
NCVER (Australia), VOCEDplus: Glossary of VET, (accessed 12/2022)
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This glossary is a compilation of Australian vocational education and training (VET) terms and acronyms. It includes both current and historical terms, concepts, acronyms and other abbreviations found in Australian VET research, policy and data.

Social, political and economic settings within which skills are developed and deployed (Buchanan, 2017). Besides local issues linked to local business needs, skill ecosystems encompass macro conditions linked to institutional and political contexts. These macro conditions can include agreed national visions and plans, and sector or regional development strategies. Effective “skills ecosystems” is where the link between the development and the use of skills is emphasized and different institutions work together to address local needs

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Based on ILO 2020, Policy Brief: Effective governance and coordination in skills systems: towards a lifelong learning ecosystem

Community (businesses, industry/sector, education and training providers, NGOs, local or regional stakeholders, etc.) in which individuals and organisations connect and interact to address skill needs and develop, use and transmit, in an autonomous way, knowledge, abilities and competences.

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A skills ecosystem requires appropriate governance (skill needs assessment and anticipation, skills forecast, responsiveness of education and training systems) to improve individuals’ skills and adapt to changes.

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Cedefop, Glossary. Terminology of European education and training policy, (accessed 03/2023)
Cedefop, Glossary. Terminology of European education and training policy, (accessed 03/2023)
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This multilingual glossary (provided in a multitude of European languages) defines a selection of key terms used in European education and training policy. It is a revised and expanded version of the “Terminology of European education and training policy – A selection of 130 key terms” (2014). It considers new priorities of European Union policy, mainly concerning skills intelligence and employment. New definitions have been developed in collaboration with the experts of Cedefop’s departments VET and Skills and VET and Qualifications.