This paper examines how the shift towards working from home during and after the Covid-19 pandemic shapes the way how labor market and locality choices interact. For our analysis, we combine large administrative data on employment biographies in Germany and a new working from home potential...

This paper analyses how working from home affects workplace learning in terms of theoretical and practical knowledge during COVID19. We employ panel data gathered in monthly surveys of respondents in training companies between October 2020 and March 2022 to investigate this question. Apprentices...

Telework has attracted increasing interest due to its espoused merits for the economy, society and environment. ICT has enabled the growth of the knowledge-based economy which has coupled with the growing demand for work flexibility from the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the espoused benefits, the...

The European Commission published its New Skills Agenda for Europe in 2016 containing ten actions aimed at improving the quality and relevance of skills formation; making skills and qualifications more visible and comparable; and improving skills intelligence and information for better career...

Rapidly changing skills requirements as a result of the digital and green transitions require more support for adults to update their skills throughout their working life. Furthermore, demographic ageing makes it essential for adults to continue skills developments to avoid skills shortages. All...

The main interest of the PLA was to map and analyse how vulnerable adults are supported in their Skills for Life development and how they are re-engaged into learning. The PLA specifically oriented its attention to concrete approaches to bring learning closer to citizens; aiming to re-establish...