Skills Utilisation: Definition, Theories, Approaches and Measures

Skills have become a major competitive factor for many countries and have been emphasised in national economic and social policies (OECD, 2011). It is therefore not surprising that governments at all levels in the EU null – supra - national, national and sub - national null – have skills strategies. These strategies have typically centred on boosting the supply and stock of skills in the labour market. The European Commission’s Agenda for New...