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The new annual report of the education labour market barometer is now available. Labour market shortages have significantly increased this year, especially in primary and secondary education.
Since 2016, Dialogic, in collaboration with Ecorys, has been mapping the labour market in primary, secondary, and vocational education for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science using the 'Education Labour Market Barometer'. This involves collecting, analysing, and presenting data from online job vacancies in a report.
The growing labour market shortages are also being felt in education. This trend is illustrated in the figure below: compared to the base year 2016, the number of job vacancies in full-time equivalents (fte) has increased in all three sectors. The increase in job vacancies has been most pronounced in primary education. The growth in 2021/2022 in primary and secondary education is stronger than in previous years.
Job vacancies in fte indexed to the school year 2016/2017:
Want to learn more about the education labour market barometer? Ask Arthur Vankan or Guido de Moor.