Projects

At the age of 25, Álvaro decided to pursue his dream of becoming a hairdresser. He enrolled in a vocational training course co-funded by the ESF+ and ended up being Cristiano Ronaldo’s personal hairdresser.

Construction college Construct2 supports the transition towards a greener future by addressing skills gaps in Georgia’s construction sector and promoting sustainable construction practices.

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.