noun phrase · academic
skill mismatch
/skɪl ˈmɪsmætʃ/SKILL MIS·MATCH
When workers' skills do not match the requirements of available jobs.
Examples
“A skill mismatch can leave vacancies open while graduates remain unemployed.”
“Educational reform is often proposed to reduce skill mismatch in the labour market.”
“Employers complain of a skill mismatch when applicants lack practical competencies.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policymakers must bridge the skill mismatch between university outputs and industry needs through targeted vocational training.”
Collocations
- address the skill mismatch
- skills mismatch in the labour market
Word family
Common mistakes
skills gap→skill mismatch
skill-missmatch→skill mismatch
Say it for a higher band
5skills gap→6training mismatch→7+skill mismatch
Synonyms
skills gap
Easily confused
skills gap
“The sector faces a skills gap for trained technicians.”
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