Year of Skills in numbers
2000+ events across Europe
190 EU led initiatives on skills
90 million video views on YouTube and Twitch
7 million readers through national media partnership
1.37 million visitors to 54 events in 23 Member States
41 million TV viewers in 5 targeted countries
69 million reach on social media
Delivering skills
The Pact for Skills has over 2500 members, and 20 Large-Scale Partnerships in all 14 Industrial Ecosystems. 25 ongoing Blueprint Alliances (4 years’ duration; max. 4 million grant) support these partnerships. 3.5 million people have taken training courses set up under the Pact. In the coming years, the aim is to upskill and reskill 25 million people.
15 Member States are using EU funding to develop Individual Learning Accounts.
The European Alliance for Apprenticeships has reached more than 440 pledges, 40 national commitments and over 2.5 million apprenticeship offers.
There are 53 funded Centres of Vocational Excellence, with the goal to reach at least 100 by 2027.
€65 billion EU funding from the European Social Fund Plus and the Recovery and Resilience Facility for investment in skills for 2021 - 2027.
Zoom in: Events at EU level
- 9 May 2023
- 3 - 11 June 2023
- 8 - 9 June 2023
- 20 - 22 June 2023
- 26 - 27 June 2023
- 20 September 2023
- October 2023
- 7 - 22 October 2023
- 9 - 12 October 2023
- 23 - 27 October 2023
- 16 November 2023
- 16 - 17 November 2023
- 30 November 2023
- 23 February 2024
- 30 April 2024
What’s next: The future for skills
Empowering everyone to train
Implement Individual Learning Accounts
Strategic dialogue on skills
Give prominence to skills across policies
Promote public-private partnerships
Skills First
Encourage skills-based recruitment, talent management, and skills validation
Attracting International Talent
Promote skills as an investment, not a cost
Explore ways to further incentivise financing of upskilling and reskilling
Strengthening VET for Competitiveness
Promote excellence
More women in VET professions
Integrate AI in training