The main aim of SNA 2017 is to provide a snapshot of skills needs and skills shortages, as well as their dynamics in the country, as reported by enterprises and employers. The specific objectives of SNA 2017 are to identify shortages of skills and employee profiles in the labour market, occupations for which current employees lack the required skills or profile, those for which recruitment of new employees is difficult, extent of training provision in enterprises, and types of training needs by occupation, as well as the degree of relationship between enterprises and relevant state institutions.