The European Skills & VET Week is back

Are you in? 

The European Skills & VET Week will bring together a vibrant community of policy makers, experts, learners, employers, and training providers to exchange ideas, share experiences, and shape the future of skills and learning across Europe. 

How to participate

Check our interactive map and our calendar to find activities close to you.

You can also link your event to the European Skills & VET Week. Events taking place from July through December, in Europe and partner countries, are eligible.

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• Early invitations to events
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• Resources and opportunities

Why it matters?

The European Union needs effective upskilling, reskilling and a strong culture of lifelong learning to meet economic, social, green and digital changes.

• EU’s working-age population will shrink in 42.8 million people by 2070.
• 75% of EU employers have difficulties in finding workers with the right skills, whilst one in three workers have skills that do not correspond to their current tasks.
• 90% of jobs in the EU will require at least basic digital skills in the coming years, whilst almost half of adults in the EU still lack basic digital competences.

In a fast-evolving world, skills and training help people adapt, grow and succeed, while keeping the EU strong, competitive and inclusive. The Union of Skills is supporting European VET systems and apprenticeships to be up to the challenges.

By connecting policy, practice, data and analysis, the European Skills & VET Week will help shape the workforce of tomorrow.

Read more about it.

The European Skills & VET Week is a European Commission initiative launched for the first time in 2016 and implemented by Cedefop.