Matching skills across borders: Are global skill partnerships a win-win solution for sending and receiving countries? Pablo AcostaCaglar OzdenJeremy LebowLimon Bade RodriguezEvelina Dahlgren September 25, 2025 This page in: English © 2025 The World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/matching-skills-across-borders--are-global-skill-partnerships-a- The blog discusses the demographic challenges of expanding working-age populations in lower-income countries versus aging populations and worker shortages in wealthier nations. It highlights the global skills mismatch and the role of education and training in addressing skill gaps. The Global Skill Partnership (GSP) model is presented as a solution, offering bilateral agreements that align workforce skills and create legal migration pathways, benefiting sending countries, receiving countries, and workers alike. © 2025 The World Bank Group,