Second, it would increase accountability to stakeholders. This establishes whether sufficient general skills have been developed in the graduates, and whether training is targeting skills shortages in an effective manner. Similarly, data on labour market outcomes provide a signal whether VET graduates are equipped with the appropriate set of skills. Without effective feedback mechanisms indicating whether VET provision meets labour market needs there is a risk that training provision will be driven by the kind of training which it is easiest to supply, or which has been supplied in the past, rather than required by the labour market.