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Identifying sectoral skills needs: Lessons from Poland and Wales for the Turkish steel industry

Jelonek, Magdalena, Kocór, Marcin, Worek, Barbara, Stroud, Dean ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9174-8967, Atabarut, Tamer and Kaykayoğlu, Ruhi 2025. Identifying sectoral skills needs: Lessons from Poland and Wales for the Turkish steel industry. From Skills Anticipation to Skills Action: Collection of articles to understand skills demand in EU neighbouring countries, European Training Foundation Skills Lab of Experts, pp. 102-123. (10.2816/3566823)

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Abstract

The identification of sectoral skill needs is a critical process in aligning workforce skills with the evolving demands of modern industries. Various methodologies and frameworks have been developed globally to address this issue, focusing on both current and future skills gaps (e.g. Cedefop, 2019; Cedefop, 2023; Hoftijzer, 2015; Maldonado-Mariscal et al., 2023; Wilson et al., 2016). This paper examines two distinctive approaches – the Polish Sectoral Human Capital Studies (SHCS) and the European Steel Skills Alliance (ESSA) – and evaluates their applicability to the Turkish steel sector. The goal is to provide actionable recommendations for improving skills anticipation mechanisms in Türkiye's steel industry. While Poland’s SHCS offers a national framework for identifying sector-specific skills needs, ESSA provides a sector-focused European perspective, particularly within the steel industry. By comparing these methodologies, we aim to draw lessons that can be adapted to Türkiye's context. The choice of Poland and Wales is rooted in their methodological innovations and relevance to addressing skills gaps in dynamic and transformative industrial sectors. Although Türkiye is not part of the EU, the ESSA’s tools and approaches offer valuable insights for structuring sectoral skill needs assessment.

Item Type: Book Section
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Schools > Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher: European Training Foundation Skills Lab of Experts
ISBN: 9789291577507
Funders: ETF
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 24 April 2025
Date of Acceptance: 10 March 2025
Last Modified: 02 Jun 2025 10:06
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/177899

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