In this blog series, international experts on the topic of analyzing online job advertisements present their work. The presentations were given at the 9th OJA Forum, which is jointly organized twice a year by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training and the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Topics at the 9th OJA Forum included the further development of existing taxonomies. Taxonomies are systematic classification systems used to organize information according to specific criteria – for example, to classify occupations, skills, or qualifications. Another key topic was how to link training content with labor market requirements. In this video blog series, the presentations will be published one after the other. The fourth talk is by Marina Muñoz Martínez and Federico Christmann from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.

‚Professional GPS‘- Deploying a web app to provide labor market guidance to students

The ‚Professional GPS‘ is a web application designed to support students from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) in their careers. Taking advantage of OJA data from Lightcast, curated OJA salary data from talentUp, and the ESCO taxonomy, students are provided with relevant information about their desired job. Moreover, students should go through a skill assessment to determine their actual skills, and with this information, they obtain a skill gap analysis based on current employers‘ demands. This information is vital to identify which skills should be assimilated for the students to improve their employability.

 

 

Here you can find all videos from this series:

9th OJA Forum (Part 1) – What to add

9th OJA Forum (Part 2) – ESCO development

9th OJA Forum (Part 3) – Building and Evolving Green and AI Skill Taxonomies

9th OJA Forum (Part 4) – App to provide labor market guidance to students