Skills for Growth Press Conference 26 April 2012 Mark Spelman Global Managing Director, Strategy Accenture

18% plan to increase investment in skills and training in next 12 months What European decision makers say froze or cut investment in skills and training in last 12 months 86% currently face at least moderate skills shortages 43% strongly believe Europe must increase investment in education and skills, despite the weak economy 72% of business leaders say business needs to take leadership in convening multi-sector compacts that address skills issues 55% Source: Eurostat.

25m people are currently employed, but there are also: looking for a job (officially unemployed), and who would like to work but are not seeking work, comprising: women aged Untapped Talent Source: Eurostat. 215m 15m 7.0m young people aged m men aged m older people aged m

Poor Labour Mobility To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? “We are utilising the full range of skills and expertise available within … ” Number of respondents = 500. Source: Accenture European Business Summit Survey % of Respondents

17% of employers collaborate with other employers in other sectors Lack of Collaboration of employers collaborate with other employers in their sector 29% of business leaders believe public investment in education and skills is not well targeted 46% of public sector leaders hold the same view about private sector investment 42% Source: Eurostat.

Raise the Water Level: Activate untapped labour pools Use analytics to generate insights from labour data Deploy bespoke interventions for the unemployed Ease barriers to discouraged workers Increase the Flows: Improve skills mobility and transferability Promote mobility within organizations Enhance skills recognition and certification Streamline immigration policy Build Bridges: Broader and deeper collaboration Build partnerships between education and business Create B2B partnerships around skills Cascade higher skills standards through the supply chain Recommendations