3. Smart Indicators 3.2 Smart People Education and training Adaptation of the educational offer to the current labour market demand Analysing the information by region, only 33% of the cities in Africa and Latin America considered that the educational offer was adequate.
Given the changes that society is going through due to globalization, the advance of new information and communication technologies, etc, constant adjustments are being made in the labour market that make it necessary to adapt the provision of professional training to the said adjustments.
These data contrast with the case of Europe, where 71% of the cities considered that the educational offer was suited to the needs of today's market. The same can be said for Asia, in the case of Taipei City.
Consulted on whether they consider the courses offered by the different educational institutions (University, Vocational Training Centres, technological and investigation centres, etc.) in their cities adequate with respect to the demands of the current labour market, of the 17 cities (3 in Africa, 6 in Latin America, 1 in Asia and 7 in Europe) that responded to the question, note that only 47% of them felt that the educational offer in their cities suited the demand of the current labour markets.
Does the educational offer in your city suit the current market demand?
% of cities that consider the educational offer in their cities adapts to the current market demand by region
100% 100%
90%
Yes 8 cities 47%
80% 70%
71%
60% 50% 40% 30%
33%
33%
20%
No 9 cities 53%
10% 0%
Africa
Latin America
Asia
Europe
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