It is also critical to obtaining a job and to higher productivity. Given that the economy is short of skills, importing skilled workers can be a sensible strategy because of the multiplier effects for low skilled employment. It is estimated that for each high skilled immigrant that comes into the country, between four and eight low skilled jobs are created.
For some benchmarks, audits are regularly performed to verify the reliability of the contributions to a benchmark. Additionally, private initiatives to rethink market needs and identify alternative benchmarks are taking place.