Imagine trying to fill a job opening but finding that nobody in your city has the right skills, while someone halfway across the world is perfectly qualified. This project looks at how companies can ethically bring those skilled workers in or train them remotely. It's like creating a better matchmaking system for global talent to fix staffing gaps.
Companies in the Digital, Care, and Construction sectors cannot find enough skilled workers due to aging populations and green transitions. Current migration policies are often too rigid or lack data to effectively match global talent with local business needs.
The project is developing practical tools and exploitable datasets for policy makers and businesses to match global skills to labor market needs.
If you are an IT services provider dealing with a lack of specialized software engineers — this project developed practical tools that help you identify and recruit skilled talent from regions like South/South-East Asia and West Africa.
If you are a care home operator dealing with an aging workforce and staff shortages — this project developed evidence-based policies that facilitate the ethical migration of care workers from the Middle East and Northern Africa.
If you are a construction firm dealing with a shortage of skilled technicians for green transitions — this project developed a set of actions to improve the matching of global skills to your specific labor market needs.
Based on available project data, no pricing or cost information for the tools is provided.
Yes, the project specifically aims for scalable solutions across 6 regions, including the EU, EEA, Western Balkan, Middle East, Northern Africa, West Africa, and South/South-East Asia.
Based on available project data, there is no mention of IP or licensing agreements.
The project designs multi-level policies for labor migration governance to help businesses fill shortages in a sustainable and ethical way.
The project is active from 2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31, meaning final tools will be available toward the end of 2026.
The consortium is heavily academic, with 6 universities and 5 research organizations, but includes 1 industry partner and 3 SMEs. This 7% industry ratio suggests the output will be highly evidence-based and theoretical, though the inclusion of partners from 10 countries (including Bangladesh, Egypt, and Nigeria) ensures the tools are tested against real-world global migration corridors.
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