Skills Training Focus in Czech Enterprises: Continuing Vocational Training Patterns 2010-2020

Key Insights

• Specialist Skills Growth: Specialist skills training increased significantly from 72.2% in 2010 to 84.9% in 2020, showing the highest focus among all skill categories.
• Dramatic Decline in Customer Handling: Customer handling training dropped drastically from 44.7% in 2010 to just 6.1% in 2020, indicating a major shift in training priorities.
• Management Skills Reduction: Management training decreased significantly from 35.4% in 2010 to 7.2% in 2020, suggesting less emphasis on leadership development.
• Teamwork Training Collapse: Teamwork skills training fell sharply from 33.4% in 2010 to 4.9% in 2020, indicating reduced focus on collaborative skills.
• Language Training Decline: Foreign language training dropped from 28.1% in 2010 to 13.3% in 2020, though still maintaining a moderate level.
• Digital Skills Reduction: Both general IT (22.0% to 4.8%) and professional IT (16.2% to 5.0%) training decreased substantially over the decade.
• Consistent Low Focus: Numerical literacy remained consistently low at 2.7% in 2010 and 0.9% in 2020.

Chart Information

Chart Type: Multi-series Line Chart

Colors Used: Primary color #18baa8 with complementary shades for different skill categories

Time Period: 2010, 2020

Data Source: Eurostat dataset trng_cvt_29n2 – Total across all NACE sectors