Experts' Corner

Achieving a just digital and green transition is at the heart of the European Union’s policy ambitions. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digital transformation, abruptly transforming the way we live, work and learn.

The European Commission organised its second webinar as part of a series of events for Pact members to discuss and exchange with experts and with the Pact for Skills community.

Micro-credentials are an emerging phenomenon all over the world. This policy brief, developed by the European Training Foundation, presents evidence, practices and advice to shape policies.

The report highlights labor shortages and surpluses in the EU, Norway, and Switzerland, driven by factors like gender-dominated occupations, technology, and an aging workforce. It stresses the need for education and training to address skills gaps.

This report serves a dual purpose. The first is to carry out the mandate conferred on UNESCO by the BFA, which documents CONFINTEA VI participants’ commitment to ‘regularly collecting and analysing data and information.

This handbook provides information, evidence and basic conceptual models to facilitate the adoption of LLL in national and local settings. 

The strategy sets out how UIL will strengthen the capacities of Member States to build effective and inclusive lifelong learning policies and systems, explaining in detail the operational modalities through which it will deliver its work.

This study was developed by the Inter-Agency Working Group on Work-based Learning, which was set up in 2015. Members of the working group include the Cedefop, European Commission, ETF, ILO, OECD, and UNESCO.

This report analyses the effectiveness of ALMPs, with particular focus on policy responses implemented in crisis and post-crisis situations, taking as reference the last major economic and social crisis (2008–10) and other crises that impacted the EU neighbourhood countries.