EU funding initiatives like the European Social Fund Plus and Erasmus+, along with stakeholder initiatives like Pact of Skills, are transforming lives through reskilling and upskilling. All these efforts prepare people for new opportunities that match their talents and goals. Collaboration with social partners and companies ensures that skills match individual requirements, especially during green and digital transitions. Member states are also working to attract skilled workers and close skill gaps.
Through EU funding, skill development shows its transformative power in helping people to achieve their goals and contribute to a more inclusive society.
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Construction college Construct2 supports the transition towards a greener future by addressing skills gaps in Georgia’s construction sector and promoting sustainable construction practices.
- Project locations
- Georgia
At the EU Green Week 2023, TKNIKA, the Innovation and Applied Research Centre of the Basque Country, and FP Euskadi, the Basque Government's Vocational Education and Training (VET) Unit, presented their approach to a greener future through innovative practices, emphasising collaboration.
- Project locations
- Spain
The Sustainable Working Life project, implemented by the Baltic Sea Labour Forum from 2019 to 2022, shows how transnational cooperation across institutions can help improve the working life conditions and lifelong learning opportunities of workers aged 55 and above.
- Project locations
- Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
The Relocate project a collaboration between Arbetsförmedlingen the Swedish Public Employment Service (PES) and partners supports skills assessment, recruitment, and relocation in Sweden to bridge the skills gap. Thanks to training opportunities, Sofia managed to get a contract in three months.
- Project locations
- Sweden
Through commitments and recommendations on skilling and training, trade unions and employer associations call for better access to training for temporary agency workers. They also announced a new project on social innovation, aimed mainly at Eastern and Southern Europe.
- Project locations
- Belgium
DIGI TALENTS, funded by the EU Migration Partnership Facility, is a labour mobility programme that helps address the shortage of information and communications technology (ICT) specialists in Slovakia, whilst supporting skills development and knowledge exchange for young people Moldova and Ukraine.
- Project locations
- Moldova, Ukraine, Slovakia
13 new Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) projects, funded through Erasmus+, address digital and green twin transitions. From Fuel Cells and Green Hydrogen, resource-efficient construction, AI professionals, sustainable food systems, cleaner mobility, and to closing technology-healthcare gap.
- Project locations
- Netherlands
The Migration Partnership Facility strengthens dialogue and cooperation on migration and mobility between Member States and priority partner countries outside the EU. This article presents a project between Lithuania and young Information and Communication Technology specialists (ICT) from Nigeria.
- Project locations
- Lithuania, Nigeria
The J.O.B Verts project by the Belgian job integration centre La Bourrache asbl and funded by the European Social Fund +, aims to create sustainable jobs and promote environmental awareness, which aligns with the goals of the European Year of Skills.
- Project locations
- Belgium
The Erasmus+ Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) project, EPLUG, enhances knowledge and skills for urban greening in Europe, benefiting climate resilience, biodiversity, and well-being.
- Project locations
- Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Czechia