Europe’s skills agenda, made approachable
Skills for a
changing world
Understand Europe’s Union of Skills strategy and explore practical skills for learning, participation and work, with particular attention to young people and those who support them.
An independent initiative by Projekta, Malta.
01 / The European strategy
What is the
Union of Skills?
The Union of Skills is the European Commission’s strategy for education, training and lifelong learning, helping people develop and use skills for work and life.
It concerns people of all ages and reaches across basic and advanced skills, education, work and opportunities.
Read the official European Commission overviewFour official strands · Plain-language summaries
- 01
Build skills for quality jobs and lives
Education and training for work and everyday life.
- 02
Upskill and reskill an agile workforce
Opportunities to update skills and learn different ones as work changes.
- 03
Circulate skills across the EU
Help people use their skills and qualifications across EU countries.
- 04
Attract, develop and retain talent
Support the talent Europe needs for research, innovation and growth.
02 / Our practical interpretation
From European strategy
to practical skills
Our ten practical themes offer starting points for exploring selected transferable skills: skills people can use across different activities and settings. Individual skills can connect with more than one theme.
These practical themes are UnionOfSkills.com’s way of organising selected skills, not official EU categories or a complete list.
03 / Youth and Projekta’s focus
Learning, participation
and what comes next
Skills can help young people learn, have a voice, adapt to change and find their next steps in life and work.
Opportunities, access and meaningful participation matter too. Our youth focus connects selected skills with these everyday contexts.
Projekta’s focus is youth, skills and practical learning, including entrepreneurial skills and mindset: recognising opportunities, taking initiative and turning ideas into action.
04 / Follow the connections
Explore the skills
Browse practical themes, discover individual skills and follow the connections between them.
05 / Another learning context
Working with Erasmus+?
Erasmus+ can offer opportunities to learn in another country or through cooperation. Explore how these opportunities can connect with people’s learning and skills needs.