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

Key Insights

• Specialist Skills Dominance: Specialist skills consistently show the highest training focus, with 73.7% in 2010, 59.9% in 2015, and 58.5% in 2020, showing a declining trend but remaining the top priority.
• Management Skills Decline: Significant decrease from 40.5% in 2010 to 23.3% in 2020, indicating reduced focus on management training over the decade.
• Problem Solving Training: Dramatic decline from 38.7% in 2010 to 16.1% in 2015, with a slight recovery to 18.6% in 2020.
• Customer Handling Stability: Remained relatively stable but declining, from 40.5% (2010) to 29.9% (2020).
• Foreign Language Training Decline: Sharp decrease from 29.8% in 2010 to 15.2% in 2020, showing reduced international focus.
• Emerging Focus on Other Skills: “Other” skills category showed significant growth from 4.4% in 2010 to 18.0% in 2020.
• Digital Skills Challenges: General IT skills training fluctuated significantly (24.1% in 2010, 16.0% in 2015, 20.7% in 2020).
• Low Numerical Literacy Focus: Consistently low training focus on numerical literacy (4.9% in 2010, 0.9% in 2015, 1.7% 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, 2015, 2020

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