Report on Competitiveness of the EU: SECLE exemplary in advancing the availability of skilled labour

This week, former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi presented his recent report on improving the competitiveness of the European Union (commission.europa.eu). SECLE also was mentioned in the report as an exemplary promoter of the availability of skilled labour.  

According to the report, the European Union needs more agents like SECLE that closely follow the needs of the labour market, and increase the co-operation between employers and other operators. In this way, there would be enough of skilled labour in all of Europe in the future.  

“We are happy that SECLE’s innovative operations have been recognised and awake interest also internationally,” the director of SECLE Kirsi Heinivirta rejoices. 

SECLE is mentioned as follows on page 265 in the report, under Adult learning in Finland (commission.europa.eu): 

“A newly established government service centre promotes competence development for working-age people and the availability of skilled labour by directly linking labour market needs to lifelong learning. For example, the centre finances training related to the hydrogen economy and the battery industry to meet the needs of the twin transitions, alongside other training to acquire skills in demand on the labour market.”