In today’s fast changing labour market, certain skills have become essential, transcending specific roles or sectors. These skills, known as transversal skills, encompass critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork, among others.

Whether it's fostering digital literacy or nurturing entrepreneurship and creativity, transversal skills are highly transferable and can empower individuals to thrive in any professional environment. By incorporating transversal skills alongside occupation-specific skills, apprenticeships can help workers become more adaptable to the changes in the labour market, such as those brought on by the digital and green transition.

EAfA’s latest factsheet sheds light on the growing importance of transversal skills and their related challenges. The document offers some insightful strategies and existing EU initiatives to help employers and vocational education and training providers integrate transversal skills into apprenticeship programmes.

Download the factsheet from the ‘Related documents’ section below.