What is European Year of Skills 2023?

European Year of Skills will provide a new momentum to reach the EU 2030 social targets of at least 60% of adults in training every year, and at least 78% in employment.  The initiative will also hel...

  • European Year of Skills will provide a new momentum to reach the EU 2030 social targets of at least 60% of adults in training every year, and at least 78% in employment. 
  • The initiative will also help achieve the 2030 Digital Compass targets of at least 80% of adults with basic digital skills and 20 million employed ICT specialists in the EU. 
  • Currently, more than three quarters of companies in the EU say they have difficulties finding workers with the necessary skills, while only 37% of adults undertake training on a regular basis. 
  • The Digital Economy and Society Index shows that 4 out of 10 adults and every third person who works in Europe lack basic digital skills. 
  • Women are under-represented in tech-related professions and studies, with only 1 in 5 ICT specialists and 1 in 3 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates being women.
  • How will European Year of Skills achieve its aims?
    – events and awareness-raising campaigns to support mutual learning of partners in up- and reskilling;
    – special focus will be given to activate more people for the labour market, in particular women and young people, especially those not in education, employment or training.
  • For European Year of Skills, the EU will build on its ongoing initiatives and programmes, with significant levels of funding and technical support.
  • European Year of Skills will be a cross-cutting theme across EU programmes for which individuals and organisations will be eligible to apply. 

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More information on European Year of Skills can be found at:

https://year-of-skills.europa.eu/index_en