70 million Europeans lack adequate reading and writing
skills, which together with poor numeracy and digital skills increases their
risk of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion.
At the same time, 40% of
European employers have difficulty finding people with the right skills.
The
Communication tries to address these striking skills gaps and mismatches
through a number of cross-cutting and cross-sectoral initiatives, involving
several Commission DG's (EMPL, EAC, GROW and HOME), using the expertise of,
inter alia, the OECD, and following consultation of a wide range of
stakeholders and relevant expert committees.
The Commission stressed that the
new Skills Agenda was aimed at improving the quality and relevance of skills
formation and skills intelligence as well as of information to allow better
career choices, and at making skills and qualifications more visible and
comparable.
It is building on existing initiatives, by strengthening or
streamlining them to better assist Member States in their national reforms.
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