Tackling the Skills Gap
In recent days, EU budget negotiations in Brussels has resulted in €6 billion euro being earmarked to tackle youth unemployment. This is welcome news, considering the reported skills gap in the technology sector, which is expected to see 700,000 job vacancies across the EU by 2015.
EU officials are also hoping to increase employment among older women. Currently there are 22 million women between the ages of 50 and 64 years who are unemployed in Europe.
It is to be hoped that a meaningful portion of the EU training and skills development budget will be allocated to blended learning provision!