Abstract
This paper focuses on the needs of adults with respect to the skills required for employability. In addition it aims to identify differences between the general population of adults using public employment services and the groups commonly considered as priority (women, youth, low-skilled, unemployed over 45 years, rural). A questionnaire was applied to 1816 users of public employment services. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) as well as contrast tests (ANOVA, Student t test and Kruskal -Wallis). The results show that respondents did not consider themselves as having a high level of needs in many of the skills in analysis although some aspects such as the establishment of a network of contacts to facilitate work insertion, and the ability to accomplish personal goals through realistic plans could be improved. Significant differences are identified in terms of one or more of the socio-demographic variables considered, suggesting that the unemployed are not a homogeneous group but a collective affected by major individual differences.
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