Introduction
Fundação José Neves is a Portuguese non-profit organization, established in May 2019 by José Neves with the main purpose of contributing to Portugal’s development and the happiness of its people through education.
Challenge
Main foundation’s vision is anchored on four pillars:
– Advance access to education, through innovative and non-profit financing solutions for students we are broadening the access to quality education and the opportunities of the future with a strong focus on lifelong learning and the development of human potential.
– Develop the skills of the future, by identifying and promoting the skills of the future at all stages in life; by raising awareness to the importance of reskill and upskill; and by becoming a driving force in the field of education.
– Challenge educational status-quo, by spotlighting new ways of teaching that will accelerate society’s transition into the digital age; by making lifelong learning the social norm; and by aligning what is learnt with the challenges of the future.
– Promote the importance of personal development, and of the intellectual and spiritual dimensions of knowledge, thus strengthening one’s human, moral and ethical sides; by raising awareness to core values that guide us as a society.
Solution
To support this ambitious goal, Fundação José Neves engaged Burning Glass Technologies to support them in the analysis of Portuguese Labour Market to detect how it’s evolving during time, which are the most demanded occupation and if there are emerging skills that need to be addressed and learned by people to ensure a successful professional career.
Achieved results
Burning Glass Technologies is providing data regarding Web Labour Market in Portugal, that are enable analyses regarding temporal evolution, distribution across sectors and geographical area, insights regarding professionals and trends about skills demanded.
This is helping Fundação José Neves providing a valuable and relevant instrument supporting Portugal in its development and evolution.
