Italy is among European
Union countries with the highest levels of mismatch between the
skills that workers have and those requested by the jobs market,
a European Commission report showed.
Italy tops the skills gap table along with Belgium and
Ireland.
The concept is closely linked to that of "educational
mismatch" or education of children that does not meet the needs
of companies.
The skills mismatch remained high in Italy even while the
number of highly qualified and medium-qualified workers rose
slightly in the first four months of 2015, to around 20% and 40%
of the active workforce respectively.
Meanwhile the number of low skilled workers declined to
about 40%.
The high level of skills mismatch can be linked to the low
employment rates among low skilled workers, in contrast to
better employment situations in other countries such as Germany,
Denmark and Britain.
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