Regional Agenda Scaling Up Talent
The regional agenda for the Talent Scale-up is part of the Strategic Agenda Brainport Eindhoven. The Talent pillar has been elaborated up to and including 2032. The measures and activities have been drawn up in consultation with administrators and representatives from many companies, VNO-NCW, Brainport Industries, FNV, primary and secondary education institutions, Summa, ROC Ter AA, Fontys, TU/e, the labour market regions of Southeast Brabant and Helmond-De Peel and the Province of North Brabant.
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The labour market challenge in the Brainport region is considerable and consists of both replacement demand and expansion demand in the Tech and IT sector. By 2032, 71,200 new jobs are expected to be created, 18,500 of which will be due to retirements and 52,700 due to the rapid growth of the sector. This shortage is exacerbated by a mismatch between the skills of graduates and the changing demands of the industry. Despite the annual influx from education, thousands of vacancies remain unfilled. Moreover, this growth in the tech and IT sector is affecting other sectors such as healthcare, education, childcare and construction, which are also struggling with shortages.
Five measures to meet the demand for tech and IT talent
Five strategic measures are being taken to meet this challenge: (1) increasing the employment rate through public-private partnerships, including by guiding career changers and status holders towards work in Tech and IT; (2) increasing the influx and the number of graduates in technical education through targeted investments in education and training funds; (3) retaining talent through attractive employment practices and career paths within the sector; (4) increasing labour productivity through digitisation, robotisation and social innovation; and (5) attracting and retaining international talent in a targeted manner, including through onboarding programmes and improving the stay rate of foreign students. These measures are supported by investments in housing and infrastructure, among other things, which are essential to structurally solving the labour market challenge.
