Author(s): Suleman, F. ; Videira, P. ; Araújo, E. R.
Date: 2023
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/24970
Origin: Repositório ISCTE
Subject(s): Higher education; Multi-stakeholder partnership; Skill shortages; Vocational education and training
This research examines regional skill problems and the strategies adopted to reduce skill shortages by a set of employers (n = 16). The data collected in 2019 in a northern region in Portugal indicate considerable and persistent shortages of engineering and IT graduates and non-graduates for operational jobs. The employers implement anticipative strategies interacting with the education system, and the city council has developed a multi-stakeholder partnership. However, the most widespread strategy is remedial and consists of employer-provided training. Employers believe that the partnership has been a fruitful way of expanding economic activities, but further efforts are required to alleviate skill shortages.
