{"id":48141,"date":"2024-08-16T11:35:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/?page_id=48141"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:58:12","slug":"skills-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/en\/skills-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills System"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"48141\" class=\"elementor elementor-48141 elementor-43998\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d745265 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d745265\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05439b5\" data-id=\"05439b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa20ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fa20ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Purpose of the Skills System<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77b141d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77b141d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3900b484\" data-id=\"3900b484\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28659506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28659506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goal of the skills system being developed in Estonia is to create a tool that systematizes and describes skills specific to the Estonian labor market, helps individuals assess them, and predicts their future needs. The system provides a unified foundation for workforce development, enhancing occupational mobility, and aligning workforce skills with labor market demands.<\/p><p>The Estonian skills system is being developed in cooperation between the Estonian Qualifications Authority and the Ministry of Education and Research and is funded by the <strong>European Social Fund project \u201cReform of Estonian professional qualifications system\u201d (2022\u20132029)<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a7bd1c4\" data-id=\"5a7bd1c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2b71e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a2b71e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/esf-2022-2029\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kaasrahastanud-EL-kaksiklogod-ENG_hor_color-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31691\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kaasrahastanud-EL-kaksiklogod-ENG_hor_color-1.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kaasrahastanud-EL-kaksiklogod-ENG_hor_color-1-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kaasrahastanud-EL-kaksiklogod-ENG_hor_color-1-768x446.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e8bdca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e8bdca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d5988a\" data-id=\"8d5988a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23315b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"23315b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=t21ZYJqvZ6U&amp;list=PLATkKhv1SYWmSl9LoFZJomAzNvjM-vkTA&amp;index=1&quot;,&quot;cc_load_policy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4f6eeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4f6eeb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14474de\" data-id=\"14474de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c117d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c117d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skills-Based Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cd27e10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cd27e10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e03c4a9\" data-id=\"4e03c4a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762e9c7b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"762e9c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The need for a skills system has arisen due to a shift in the labor market where, in addition to professions and qualifications, a skills-based approach has become increasingly important. The labor market is becoming more diverse (with various work environments, evolving tasks, and a greater emphasis on digital technology), lifelong learning is increasingly necessary and encouraged, and skills are often acquired outside formal education.<\/p><p>As a result, the same job title may require different skill sets (e.g., project manager, assistant), and countries may have different expectations and requirements for the same occupation (e.g., healthcare workers, security personnel). In the context of the green and digital transitions, which are transforming industries and job roles, the labor market is also seeing an increasing demand for entirely new skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d617391 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d617391\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a669c7\" data-id=\"4a669c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf3f657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"bf3f657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=3RdnAOIbiN8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19420f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19420f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd29f93\" data-id=\"cd29f93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbd507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cbd507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Video clip from the keynote speech by Matt Sigelman:<\/strong> <em>\u201cInnovation and Lifelong Learning in the Human Economy\u201d<\/em> from the Estonian Skills Conference <em>\u201cThe Paradoxes of Lifelong Learning \u2013 Do More Skills Equal Better Results\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>See the full speech here: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fijcbWf-anw?si=rs-aTndyY1Bxqt5l\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/fijcbWf-anw?si=rs-aTndyY1Bxqt5l<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e521d60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e521d60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7499624\" data-id=\"7499624\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09a5ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e09a5ae\" 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06f8a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f06f8a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oskuspohise-lahenemise-pildid-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"oskusp\u00f5hise l\u00e4henemise pildid (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTIwNDEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9rdXRzZWtvZGEuZWVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzAyXC9vc2t1c3BvaGlzZS1sYWhlbmVtaXNlLXBpbGRpZC0xLnBuZyJ9\" rel=\"lightbox-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oskuspohise-lahenemise-pildid-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52041\" alt=\"A skills-based approach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oskuspohise-lahenemise-pildid-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oskuspohise-lahenemise-pildid-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oskuspohise-lahenemise-pildid-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oskuspohise-lahenemise-pildid-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oskuspohise-lahenemise-pildid-1-24x14.png 24w, https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oskuspohise-lahenemise-pildid-1-36x20.png 36w, https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oskuspohise-lahenemise-pildid-1-48x27.png 48w, https:\/\/kutsekoda.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oskuspohise-lahenemise-pildid-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d06428f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d06428f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/oskused.ee\/metoodika\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skills System Methodology, 2025<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a848e8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a848e8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47690aa\" data-id=\"47690aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0f4ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4b0f4ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c753b1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c753b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A skills-based approach emphasizes individual skills more clearly and enables:<\/p><ul><li>Job seekers to identify and leverage their strengths.<\/li><li>Employers can quickly find employees whose skills span multiple professions.<\/li><li>Workers to apply skills acquired outside traditional work contexts.<\/li><li>Individuals with partial skill sets to find employment even if they do not meet the full occupational profile.<\/li><li>Transferable skills to be applied when making a career change (the same skill can be used in different occupations).<\/li><li>Greater awareness of generic skills needed across various jobs.<\/li><li>Employers assess only the skills required for job performance.<\/li><li>Evaluation of skill performance beyond formal competencies or learning outcomes.<\/li><li>Tracking of an individual\u2019s skill development over time.<\/li><li>Mapping of learning outcomes in curricula within the context of skill development.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0e3744 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0e3744\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43d3b24\" data-id=\"43d3b24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b306f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8b306f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Target Groups<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7060649 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7060649\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7159655\" data-id=\"7159655\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7858fb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7858fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A skills-based approach benefits all labor market participants, particularly:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Individuals<\/strong> planning learning and career paths (students entering the job market, career changers, those seeking qualification upgrades, job seekers without formal training, people with reduced work capacity, retirees wishing to work).<\/li><li><strong>Researchers<\/strong> conducting labor market and skills needs studies.<\/li><li><strong>Employers<\/strong> in defining job requirements.<\/li><li><strong>Career advisors<\/strong> in guiding individuals.<\/li><li><strong>Educators and 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