Representatives of EU regions and cities cautioned Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, today at the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), “The green and digital transitions will fail without massive plans for skills upgrade and social cohesion.” Local and regional leaders emphasised that the development of training, upskilling, and reskilling programmes that are tailored to the needs of each area should receive additional financial and political support as a result of the European Year of Skills 2023.
“Its timeliness underscores the reality of a skilled worker shortage. There is a lack of truck and bus drivers in our sector.
One of the four pillars of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, which the European Commission unveiled on February 1st, is talent development. New skill requirements are being brought about by the green and digital transformations, which are also changing labour markets and entire economic sectors. Read more-
