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Skills gap

Situation in which the skills level of as employee or group of employees is lower than that required to perform the job adequately, or the type of skill does not match the job requirements.

Source:
ILO, Changing demand for skills in digital economies and societies: Literature review and case studies from low- and middle-income countries. (Glossary on pp. 12-13), 2021


Type or level of skills is different from that required to adequately perform the job.

Source:
ILO, Skills mismatch in Europe, 2014


Situation where an individual does not have the level of skills required to perform his or her job adequately.

Source:
Cedefop, Terminology of European education and training policy. 2nd edition. A selection of 130 key terms, 2014


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