“The best, most affordable and sustainable social work is the social work that is prevented. Life in the community should be organised in such a manner that everyone can live a long and healthy life and be self-reliant for as long as possible. This means a tight-knit community where everyone feels safe and is able to fulfil their potential and where those in need are noticed and supported.”

“The need for understanding the principles of different sectors, seeing the root problems of complex questions, and analysing them to develop appropriate solutions is highlighted in the conclusions of the OSKA ICT sector survey. If we take such a direction, we can benefit much more from technology in the future.”

“Formal education offers the workers of personal services necessary professional training to provide services that are safe and high-quality. With additional training it is possible to expand the knowledge and selection of services, but before choosing a training course, one must get familiar with the trainer’s background, the curriculum and requirements, so that the course would live up to the expectations. ”

“Financial sector offers exciting opportunities to people who are good with numbers and have analytical skills. ”

“The state and local governments must be responsible for our nationhood while offering the world’s best public services. Residents must have such expectations to their government because the state is for the people, but at the same time it needs great employees to function. ”

“The pillars of safe society are adaptability and smart solutions. At the same time, the organisations that provide security have to offer competitive, modern and flexible work environment where everyone’s input is noticed and personal development is supported”

“We need to focus on and support facility management to ensure a better real estate environment. This field needs more qualified workers who have a good knowledge of technical systems and constructions and know how to manage and maintain them. At the same time, the awareness of real estate owners should be raised about the cooperation with service providers. In that way, professional and informed facility management is created.”

“Employers are looking for broad-minded employees with master’s degree in law, who in addition to good practical skills have an outstanding base of knowledge of law and legal system and excellent analytical skills.”

“The transition to circular economy requires reorganising the management of natural resources, also a new direction in the design and manufacturing of products and the reuse of waste in more areas. To implement those aspects, companies and organisations need qualified employees.”

“More than ever we are connected to the stories that we see on the screens either at work or in our free time. We create those stories, or we follow others and share their stories. Thus, we are all a part of the colourful global media industry as creators and readers. ”

“What takes baby woodpecker up to the tree? The internal force – the fact that it is a woodpecker not a chicken, badger or dog. In the same way, people active in the field of culture and creative industries wish to be part of the cultural creation. As well as in sports, coaches help others to reach their goals, whether it is a healthier lifestyle or good results at competitions. ”

“In the future, the labour shortage in trade will remain, therefore businesses must manage with less workers. Successful companies keep and train their employees, providing them personal development opportunities.”

“In the field of accommodation, catering and tourism, keeping and training employees, creating innovative services, and increasing the quality of services will become more important in the future.”

“The real future is shaped by teachers and researchers, who work in classrooms, lecture halls, laboratories and at field trips. Building the future is one of the most meaningful things to dedicate your life to. ”

“HR managers should be included in the management in order to ensure smart labour force planning. Therefore, the respective speciality studies must increase focus on economic studies, strategic planning, design thinking, process management, automation, technological expertise, predictive analytics, etc., in order to make HR managers worthy partners to CEOs. ”

“The greatest challenge of entrepreneurs in apparel and textile industry is finding ways to bring about a sudden increase in added value. This would also allow them to introduce a considerable increase in employees' wages.”

“Major shift in generations is happening in the agricultural and food industry companies. Wider use of just-in-time manufacturing with the help of new technologies and investments into adding value to the raw material create the conditions for taking the sector to a new level. ”

“To ensure the development of Estonian construction sector, the increase of productivity and keeping up with the rest of the world, the use of innovative solutions and management principles and valuing cooperation must be promoted and the professional competence of people working in construction must be raised.”

“The near future of transportation, logistics and motor vehicle repair and maintenance is mainly related to the technological development trends. Digitalisation, driverless and electrical vehicles and new business models change the need for labour force and skills.”

“Although energy and mining companies are in high esteem as employers, the need for new employees is a significantly higher in several professions than the number of young people who wish to study these specialities. Even though power engineering is a difficult discipline to study, the result is a well-paid and valued job in an extremely interesting field.”

“Cars, phones, new medications, computers and the Internet have undoubtedly influenced various fields of health care. However, the health care system has changed considerably less compared to the work in factories, banks, transportation or media companies. There are signs in the air that the most recent technological leap in other sectors drags along the health care system that has conservatively held itself back.”

“Fast development of chemical and materials technology will create interesting jobs in the future of this sector of industry. For the sustainable development of the sector, there is a need for chemical engineers, product development engineers and industrial engineers.”

“OSKA study is a thorough and necessary future forecast of the recent time in the field of manufacturing of metal products, machinery and equipment. It confirms that professions related to manufacturing industry are worth studying; Estonian labour market needs smart specialists now and in the future.”

“Employers expect formal education and training to prepare workers who are able to see the ‘big picture’ and can quickly contribute to the workforce. ”

“For adapting the educational courses on offer to labour market requirements and to increase the competitiveness of the Estonian economy is essential to increase the workforce numbers generating higher added value.
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