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Skill obsolescence

Acquired aptitude and knowledge for which there is little or no demand or which is out-of-date either through technological and scientific advances made in the equipment used, a marked change in job requirements or through the gradual disappearance of a trade or profession. Can usually be rectified by retraining or skill upgrading.

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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.

Skills previously used in a job are no longer required and/or skills have deteriorated over time.

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ILO, Skills mismatch in Europe, 2014
ILO, Skills mismatch in Europe, 2014
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This brief is part of the efforts that the ILO Department of Statistics is undertaking to contribute to the statistical understanding and quantification of skills mismatch.The brief provides an overview of approaches to measure skills mismatch, and illustrates two approaches using data from the European Social Survey (ESS).

(Economic skills obsolescence) A situation where skills previously used in a job are no longer required or have diminished in importance.

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Cedefop, Skill shortages and gaps in European enterprises, 2015
Cedefop, Skill shortages and gaps in European enterprises, 2015
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By exploring a wealth of available European data sources, the report attempts to single out the extent to which employers' general difficulties in recruitment can be truly attributed to skill shortages, as opposed to other possible factors. It also traces the evolution of skill shortages in EU Member states over time. Finally it scrutinises the critical role that organisations have in adressing not only the skill gaps of their present workforce but also those that may arise in the future due to skill obsolescence.