Early Identification of Skill Needs in Europe. CEDEFOP Reference Series.

This document contains the following papers: "Early Recognition of Skill Needs in Europe: European Conference, Berlin, 30/31 May 2002" (Susanne Liane Schmidt, Klaus Schomann, Manfred Tessaring); "Welcome and Opening of the European Conference 'Early Recognition of Skill Needs in Europe,' 30 May 2002, Social Sciences Research Center Berlin" (Manfred Kremer); "Early Recognition of Skill Requirements in Europe" (Stavros Stavrou); "Early Identification of Qualification Needs in Germany the FreQueNez Research Network" (Susanne Liane Schmidt); "Qualifications for the Future" (Mike Coles); "Developing Prospective Tools for the Observation of Skill Requirements in Spain" (Jordi Planas); "Network of National Surveys on Skill Needs in Italy" (Mario Gatti); "Labour Market Forecasting in the Netherlands: A Top-Down Approach" (Frank Corvers); "Industrial Maintenance in France: New and Traditional Skill Requirements" (Jean-Louis Kirsch); "Identifying Future Qualification Needs in the Transport Sector in the United Kingdom: Has the Scenarios Methodology a Role?" (Tom Leney); "Addressing the ICT (Information and Computer Technology) Skills Shortage in Europe" (Martin Curley); "New Skill Requirements in Logistics" (Kathrin Schnalzer, Gerd Gidion, Miriam Thum, Helmut Kuwan); "Skill Requirements in the Care of the Elderly the Swedish Example" (Gert Alaby); "Information System for Early Recognition of Sectoral Trends Results Obtained for the Construction Industry" (Norbert Bromberger, Helen Diedrich-Fuhs); "Forecasting Female Shares of Employment by Occupation in Ireland" (Gerard Hughes, Jerry J. Sexton); "Services in Complex Structures Trends in the Way Skills Are Developing in Low Skilled Work" (Beate Zeller); "Early Recognition of International Qualifications for SMEs (Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises)" (Peter Wordelmann); "New Qualifications in SMEs for Societal and Technological Change Skilling of IT (Information Technology) Users" (Lothar Abicht, Rainer Werner); "A Note on the Evolution of Labour Supply in Spain and Its Implications at Regional Level" (Ferran Mane, Josep Oliver); "Qualitative versus Quantitative Methods of Anticipating Skill Needs: Perspective of a Country in Transition" (Olga Strietska-Ilina); "Skill Markets in a Learning Society: Transformation and Vocational Reforms in Hungary" (Pal Tamas); "A Demand-Side Analysis of SME Skills Needs in Regions of Five Candidate Countries" (Lewis Kerr); and "Identification of Future Skill Requirements. Activities and Approaches for European Cooperation" (Manfred Tessaring). Several papers contain substantial bibliographies. Lists of authors' addresses and abbreviations are appended. (MN)