As Europe seeks to strengthen its competitiveness in a rapidly changing global landscape, this seminar explores how skills development and workplace learning can support both productivity and job quality. It brings together policymakers, social partners, researchers and EU-level stakeholders to discuss how skills and workplace learning can support competitiveness and job quality.
Organised in cooperation with the rotating EU Council Presidencies, these research-driven seminars build on Cedefop’s research and address key issues in European debates on education, training and employment.
Participants will explore how skills development, job design and workplace learning contribute to productivity and innovation. Sessions will present findings from Cedefop research, including new evidence from the European Training and Learning Survey (ETLS), highlighting the drivers of skills formation and the challenges linked to low skill demand. A high-level discussion will focus on how policy frameworks can support skills, competitiveness and quality employment.
The seminar aims to strengthen understanding of how human-centred approaches to technological change and skills development can enhance Europe’s competitiveness. It will support dialogue between research and policy and contribute to ongoing European debates on skills and VET.
During the event, Cedefop will unveil the details of the 2026 European Skills and VET Week, which will take place from 13 to 20 November. Through a series of events and activities across Europe, the Week will invite the wider skills and VET community to share insights and discuss how different approaches to upskilling, reskilling, and VET can help the EU remain competitive, economically strong, and strategically independent.
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