On Saturday 7 May the Commission opens its doors. Visit DG EMPL at the Youth village, at the Berlaymont building, where you can find out how the EU helps you finding the perfect job.

Train and develop skills to get a job

• Test your skills and find relevant opportunities via the Digital Skills and Job Platform 
• Improve your digital competences through DigComp
• European Skills Agenda - a plan to help individuals and businesses develop more and better skills and to put them to use

• Pact for Skills – organisations can sign up to the pact to deliver concrete action to upskill and reskill people in Europe

• EU Skills Profile Tool for Third Country Nationals – recognising the skills held by refugees, migrants and citizens of non-EU countries who are staying in the EU
• Erasmus Plus: study, training opportunities and traineeships, for entrepreneurs

Gain some relevant experience

• ALMA offers experience and training in another country to young people who are not in education or training
• Try digital and green apprenticeships and training - European Alliance for Apprenticeships and  VET
• Work for the EU Insitutions via the Bluebook Traineeship
• Get involved in supporting societal needs through the European Solidarity Corps

Find a job that suits you

• Communicate your skills and experiences – create your CV via EUROPASS
• Search and get match with jobs all over Europe via the EURES portal
• Interested in working for the EU? Look here: EPSO
• Youth Employment Support package

Know your rights at work – protected by the EU

• Free movement of workers in the EU: EU citizens are entitled to look for a job in another EU country and work and live there without a permit
• Strategy for Rights of Persons with disabilities: equal opportunities and human rights for all, without discrimination or exception
• Employment Equality Directive: discrimination on any grounds is prohibited across the EU
• Reinforced Youth Guarantee: all people under 30 in the EU should receive a good quality offer of employment, continued, education, apprenticeship or traineeship
• Decent Work Worldwide: promoting EU work rights by stopping child labour and forced labour around the world
• European Child Guarantee: ensuring that every child in Europe at risk of poverty or social exclusion has access to the most basic of rights like healthcare and education
• Proposal for a Directive on improving working conditions for platform workers – ensuring workers are fairly classified as employed or self-employed, and enjoy their rights accordingly

Tell us what you think and get involved

• Take part in the European Quality Framework for Traineeships via this Consultation
• Make your voice heard: promote or attend Youth Dialogues