Economic and Social Costs of Low Skilled Adults in the EU

The aim of this project for Cedefop was to:

  1. develop conceptual and methodological frameworks for both defining and measuring the magnitude of low-skilled population in the EU;
  2. describe and analyse the characteristics, causes and trends regarding the low-skilled across the EU;
  3. build robust scenarios about future supply and demand for low-skilled workers; and
  4. develop and apply a rigorous methodological framework in order to define individual and social costs of low-skilled adults in the EU.

This research is referred to in the European Commission's New Skills Agenda for Europe, which was launched on 10 June 2016.

Project details

Client European Centre for the Development of Vocational Education (CEDEFOP)
Year 2014
IES contact Kari HadjivassiliouKari Hadjivassiliou
Research partners Istituto per la ricerca sociale (IRS)

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