Does Europe have the skills it needs for a changing economy?
In this episode of Eurofound Talks Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Research Manager Tina Weber, Eurofound Senior Research Manager Gijs van Houten, and Giovanni Russo, Senior Expert at CEDEFOP, about Europe’s skills challenges and what can be done to help workers and businesses adapt to future skills demands.
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Mary McCaughey
Head of UnitMary McCaughey hija l-Kap tal-Informazzjoni u l-Komunikazzjoni fil-Eurofound. Gradwata mit-Trinity College, Dublin u l-Kulleġġ tal-Ewropa, Bruges, bdiet taħdem fi Brussell mal-Europolitics u l-Wall Street Journal Europe. Hija ħadmet mal-Assoċjazzjoni tal-Parlamentari Ewropej mal-Afrika (AWEPA) fl-Afrika t'Isfel matul it-tranżizzjoni tal-pajjiż lejn id-demokrazija, u fl-1998 ħadet il-kariga ta' kelliem mad-Delegazzjoni tal-Unjoni Ewropea fi Pretoria, fejn tmexxi d-dipartiment tal-istampa u l-informazzjoni tagħha matul in-negozjati tal-ftehim ta' kummerċ ħieles bejn l-UE u l-Afrika t'Isfel. Wara t-tmiem tal-Gwerra tal-Kosovo, hija ħadmet bħala konsulent tal-komunikazzjoni għall-Aġenzija Ewropea għar-Rikostruzzjoni fis-Serbja. Hija bdiet il-kariga ta' Kap Editur fil-Eurofound fl-2003.
Tina Weber
Senior research managerTina Weber is a senior research manager in Eurofound’s Working Life unit. Her work has focused on labour shortages, the impact of hybrid work and an ‘always on’ culture and the right to disconnect, working conditions and social protection measures for self-employed workers and the impact of the twin transitions on employment, working conditions and industrial relations. She is responsible for studies assessing the representativeness of European social partner organisations. She has also carried out research on European Works Councils and the evolution of industrial relations and social dialogue in the European Union. Prior to joining Eurofound in 2019, she worked for a private research institute primarily carrying out impact assessments and evaluations of EU labour law and labour market policies. Tina holds a PhD in Political Sciences from the University of Edinburgh which focussed on the role of national trade unions and employers’ organisations in the European social dialogue.
Gijs van Houten
Senior research managerGijs van Houten huwa maniġer anzjan tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Impjiegi fil-Eurofound. Huwa għandu għarfien espert speċifiku fil-metodoloġija tal-istħarriġ transnazzjonali u l-analiżi tal-prattiki fuq il-post tax-xogħol u l-istrateġiji organizzattivi. Huwa jmexxi t-task force tal-Eurofound dwar il-ġbir tad-dejta u huwa responsabbli għat-tfassil u l-metodoloġija tal-Istħarriġ Ewropew dwar il-Kundizzjonijiet tax-Xogħol 2024, li se jkun pass ewlieni fl-istħarriġ futur fil-Eurofound. Qabel ma ngħaqad mal-Eurofound fl-2010, huwa ħadem fl-Istitut Olandiż għar-Riċerka Soċjali (SCP). Gijs qatta 'sena 'l bogħod fl-2016, jaħdem fiċ-Ċentru ta' Riċerka Pew f'Washington, DC. Huwa għandu Masters fis-Soċjoloġija mill-Università ta 'Radboud Nijmegen u PhD fix-Xjenza Soċjali mill-Università ta' Utrecht.
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