Overview

The 20th Cedefop Brussels seminar, organised by Cedefop in collaboration with the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will take place 2 June. These research-driven seminars, held in cooperation with the rotating EU Council Presidencies, build on Cedefop’s research and address issues relevant to European debates on education, training, and employment. This year, the Seminar will be the stage to unveil the details of the 2026 European Skills and VET Week. Click in the contact below if you wish to be invited.

While celebrating its 20 years anniversary in 2025, Europass continues strengthening its role as a free platform that supports people in their career and learning journeys. Moreover, Europass facilitates more effective recruitment processes for employers through standardised application documents.

From 29 October until the end of March 2026, the ‘Your career takes you places’ campaign organised by EURES wants to ensure people between the ages of 18 and 35 have equal access to training, apprenticeships or employment in 31 countries (27 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland).

PES Network Board Meeting

The ESCO Member States Working Group met on 20 March 2026, bringing together representatives to review progress and discuss future priorities. The meeting provided updates on key policy developments and the current state of play of the upcoming ESCO major version 2.0. Discussions also addressed the broader ESCO strategy, stakeholder engagement activities, and the increasing number of use cases demonstrating the implementation of ESCO in practice. Particular attention was also given to the development of the ESCO KPI framework and the ongoing revision of the terminological guidelines. These exchanges highlighted the continued importance of collaboration and contribution of Member States in shaping and improving ESCO.

Meeting of Advisers for European PES Affairs

ProFem 2.0, a centre for survivors of domestic and sexual violence from Czechia, is the winner of the 2023 REGIOSTARS award for the category ‘A social and inclusive Europe’. A total of seven EU-funded projects received REGIOSTAR awards, a label of excellence recognising their innovative, inclusive, and inspiring approaches to regional and social development.

This study demonstrates how ESCO can be used to enrich the European e-Competence Framework by linking it to a broader set of skills and knowledge concepts. Using semantic technologies and text mining, the authors enhance the practical usability of competence frameworks for education and labour market applications.

This paper combines text mining techniques with ESCO to extract and standardise skills from EU policy documents. By building a network of co-occurring skills, the study identifies key competences and clusters emerging across policies, providing valuable insights for education and training design.

This research explores how digital and green skills intersect within Europe’s workforce. Using ESCO’s taxonomy of green skills, the study identifies how sustainability-related competences are distributed across AI professionals. It highlights skill gaps and geographical concentrations, underlining the need for targeted training and workforce planning.