Understanding which workers San Marino’s businesses are looking for, which professional profiles are hardest to find, and what new skills will be needed in the coming years. The second survey on the training and employment needs of companies in the Republic of San Marino is entering its final phase, with time to take part until 30 November.
The survey is promoted by the Secretariat of State for Labour, Economic Planning, Relations with State-Owned Companies (AASS), Ecological Transition and Technological Innovation, in collaboration with the Office for Labour and Active Policies and employers’ and trade union organisations.
The goal is to improve the match between labour supply and demand, using input gathered directly from businesses to steer training programmes and employment policy.
“The aim is to align training programmes and public employment policy with the real needs of those who generate value in our territory” – reads the Secretariat of State’s statement –. In particular, “at a time marked by technological change and sustainable development models, the survey seeks to track organisational shifts, identifying hard-to-find profiles and emerging technical skills.”
The data collected should therefore make it possible to pinpoint more precisely which professional profiles are in demand on San Marino’s job market and calibrate public interventions accordingly.
“Gathering precise data means equipping the country with a detailed analysis. This is essential guidance for calibrating public measures – from school and university training to professional retraining schemes – to the actual needs expressed by economic operators. A strong response from the business community is the driving force behind the whole strategic planning process,” the statement continues.
The Secretary of State for Labour, Alessandro Bevitori, is directly urging companies to take part.
“Having a clear picture of employment trends allows us to plan public policy without proceeding by trial and error,” Bevitori said. “Listening to the needs expressed directly by businesses is the fundamental basis for developing concrete, targeted active labour policies. I urge entrepreneurs to take part by filling in the questionnaire: every piece of first-hand evidence helps institutions develop tools capable of supporting the growth of our economic fabric.”
The questionnaire can be completed entirely online through the OPEC Portal. It is divided into two sections: one on the companies’ current employment structure, and the other on their forecasts for future hiring.
The Secretariat also specifies that “the data collected will be processed in strictly aggregated form, in full respect of confidentiality, with the sole aim of guiding economic planning in the coming seasons.”
