At the heart of the project is the development of the Link4Skills Navigator, supported by AI and guided by the key principle of ensuring fair skill flows between sending and receiving countries. Scroll through below for the latest details …
Here’s a sneak preview of the Link4Skills Navigator …
Featuring an interactive map, advanced comparison tools, and real-time data integration, the Link4Skills Navigator is poised to revolutionize how labor market data is accessed and utilized. Stakeholders can utilize its tools to develop strategies for upskilling, reskilling, and fostering fair skill flows between regions. Future iterations will focus on integrating additional datasets, enhancing chatbot capabilities, and refining data visualization options to further align with stakeholder requirements.
The Navigator is being developed using Agile methodologies and participatory design principles, ensuring its relevance to end-user needs. It leverages a structured ontology and a comprehensive glossary to harmonize data inputs and improve usability. Â
The report below constitutes a low-resolution prototype of the Navigator, reflecting its current state of development (November 2024). For convenience, a two-page summary is provided.
A fully functional prototype is due for release by the end of 2025.
The Link4Skills Navigator will serve as the main user interface for a knowledge based expert system (KBES) which will support decision-making processes related to skill shortages, skill development, and the migration of skilled workers.
A low resolution prototype (visual mock-up) of the Link4Skills Navigator is now available. It describes the Navigator’s key functionalities and explains the development process.Â
This innovative approach aims not only to meet immediate skill needs but also to ensure equitable, long-term development and cooperation between origin and destination regions. Through its comprehensive and collaborative approach, Link4Skills aspires to make a significant contribution to global skill partnerships, enhancing the resilience of societies and economies against current and future challenges.
This tool is being co-designed with stakeholders to facilitate fair skill flows between sending and receiving countries, based on the principle of fairness and mutual benefit. The Link4Skills Navigator can be used in analysing, mapping, and forecasting skill needs and availabilities, thereby aiding in the strategic planning of skill development, migration, and policy-making processes.
The Link4Skills Navigator leverages artificial intelligence to analyse data on skills supply and demand across different regions and sectors. It will provide insights into current and future skill gaps, recommend policies for skill development and migration, and facilitate connections between job seekers, educational institutions, and employers on a global scale. Co-created by the project’s partners and external stakeholders on multiple continents, the L4S Navigator will utilize broad expertise in labour markets, migration, technology, and policy analysis to create a tool that addresses the complex dynamics of global skill flows.
The Link4Skills Navigator leverages artificial intelligence to analyse data on skills supply and demand across different regions and sectors. It will provide insights into current and future skill gaps, recommend policies for skill development and migration, and facilitate connections between job seekers, educational institutions, and employers on a global scale. Co-created by the project’s partners and external stakeholders on multiple continents, the L4S Navigator will utilize broad expertise in labour markets, migration, technology, and policy analysis to create a tool that addresses the complex dynamics of global skill flows.
The following steps show a sample application of the Link4Skills Navigator
The user selects a recipient country and a skill
The Navigator identifies the degree of labor shortage (or surplus) for the selected country and skill and provides a projection (based on the Skill Shortage Model) based on the current trajectory. This projection can then be used as a baseline for comparison with possible policy interventions.
The user can make simulated decisions regarding satisfying demand for the chosen skill, such as upskilling workers, facilitating greater participation of women, automation, or encouraging labor migration.
The Navigator presents updated projections that take into account the policy interventions chosen by the user. The projections illustrate the anticipated impact of the chosen interventions including potential wage increases.
