Guide to Marine Itineraries
Blue Education, by the hand of the Spanish Maritime Cluster, puts at your disposal the Guide to Marine Itineraries: a key tool to discover a dynamic and innovative sector. From marine biotechnology and shipbuilding to renewable energy, smart port logistics, recreational nautical, sustainable fishing and shipping, this guide breaks down professional routes where cutting-edge technology, sustainability and passion for the ocean converge. If you want to explore opportunities aligned with the challenges of the future, check the summary sheets of each itinerary or Download the full Guide.
Education is the most powerful engine to boost the development of the Blue Economy and promote its generational renewal.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Skills for Jobs database
Improving the alignment between the skills required by employers and those of workers is becoming increasingly complicated. Not only does digitalisation, globalisation and the rapid ageing of the population continue to affect the demand for and supply of competition, but the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing skills shortages, especially in the health sector. In addition, many countries are implementing measures to support the green transition, which is changing the demand for skills.
In light of these changes, it is increasingly important to ensure that the skills of workers and individuals are aligned with the needs of the labour market. Skills imbalances, such as shortages (when it is difficult to find the right ones in today's labour market) or surpluses (when certain skills are in excess in the labour market relative to demand and are therefore easy to find), can slow down the adoption of new technologies, cause production delays, increase job turnover and reduce productivity. People who do not possess the "right" skills would also face poor outcomes in the labor market.
The OECD Skills for Jobs database is an analytical tool designed for policymakers, professionals and the general public to understand where gaps arise between the supply of and demand for skills, providing information at the national level for a wide variety of skill categories, including cognitive, social and physical. Since its first publication in 2017, the database has significantly expanded its national coverage. The OECD Skills for Jobs 2022 database covers 43 OECD countries and associated economies worldwide. It is based on a new methodology for calculating skills requirements in occupations, which takes advantage of information from online job offers, unlike the previous era, which used expert judgment according to the US O*NET database. This allows the mapping between skill and occupation to vary over time, capturing changing requirements within occupations in a timely manner. In addition, the mapping is now based on information from six English-speaking countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States), rather than just American information. Finally, the database now also includes digital skills.
University micro-credentials
Backed by the European Union, micro-credentials allow you to train with university quality, in a flexible way and with a focus 100 % employment-oriented.
They are short learning experiences (less than 15 ECTS credits), accessible to people with or without a university degree. They are based on measurable learning outcomes and are accompanied by assessment, ensuring that they accredit real competences. Its mission is that you specialize or perfections in specific topics with well-defined objectives and aligned with social, personal and cultural needs, as well as with the real demands of the labor market. In short, a fast and flexible way to boost your professional qualification and your employability without stopping your career.
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