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2023 is the European Year of Skills

3 de January, 2023

The European Commission has decided that 2023 will be the European Year of Skills. The aim is to promote lifelong learning and the development of skills that are important in the labor market.

Why is it so important to develop talent?

Aspects such as the digital transition or sustainability, for example, have posed numerous challenges for companies. According to the European Commission:

  • More than three-quarters of organizations in the European Union admit to having difficulty hiring workers with the desired skills.
  • Only 37% of adults receive regular training (Eurostat).
  • 4 out of 10 adults lack basic digital skills (Economy and Society Digitality Index).
  • 28 sectors of activity – from construction to health, engineering or information technology – have shown difficulty in recruiting and hiring specialized and qualified talent (European Commission).

This context reinforces the importance of adopting measures aimed at investing in the skills of human capital, not only to increase the competitiveness of companies, but also to promote their personal development.

How do you want to promote lifelong learning?

Through a collective effort of the various entities involved, the European Commission aims to:

  • Promote investment in the training and retraining of workers;
  • Ensure that the skills acquired meet the needs of the job market;
  • Matching people’s skills, interests and aspirations to existing job opportunities, with a focus on sustainability, digital transition and economic recovery;
  • Attracting people with the necessary skills from other geographies to the countries of the European Union, facilitating their mobility and the recognition of their qualifications.

Goals to be achieved

The above measures have very clear objectives, set within the framework of the EU’s Digital Decade. These goals are set at the level of people’s skills, the digital transformation of companies, the security and sustainability of infrastructures and the digitization of public services.

The European Union’s goal is for 80% of adults to have basic digital skills by 2030.

Companies play a fundamental role in this effort to promote workers’ skills, and they should see training their employees as an investment that will boost creativity, innovation, productivity and competitiveness.

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