A group of independent experts was established in March 2009 to advice the Commission on how to advance the New Skills for New Jobs agenda.

This conference highlighted the key recommendations of the expert group report.

EVTA took part in the conference.

More information on the DG Employment website

Thanks to recent projects, works, forums and seminars, the toolbox have been built by European researchers, practitioners and regions to:

The overall objective of the ARENAS project is to further advance the debate on and dissemination of good practices

plus innovative measures and tools for anticipating and managing restructuring;

EVTA will be present at the Belgian seminary organised in June 2010 and will participate to the knowledge sharing in

that matter.  If you want to participate in your country, registrate

The principal objective of the forum, organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, is to disseminate the results of the 18 sectoral studies. Day One (Prepare for the jobs and skills of the future) will set the scene for discussion and debate between the stakeholders on the role of skills needs anticipation in employment, education and training, policy making and practices, and on how and by whom this should be done. Workshops will offer the opportunity for participants to listen to the presentations of good practices and discuss further some of the recommendations laid down in the studies. New! Registration open

The “Going Local to Respond Employment Challenges” project aims to integrate training and active employment-related policies in order to accomplish actions at regional level, targeting policies and services that anticipate company crisis situations, and also to institute a community of professionals and practices that will allow permanent benchmarking to be established in the training environments dealt with by this project.The conference, organized in partnership with the Committee of the Regions, will present the main outcomes of this mutual learning project: a “catalogue” of activities, services and operational tools. Registration: contact

The main thrust of the Forum will be to look at the key challenges facing Europe’s response to immediate future, the recession and its demographic crisis. What will be their effect, for how long and in what countries, sectors and communities? It will examine how the European Social Model can respond to the challenges and opportunities of these dual exigencies

The EESC organise a pre-summit conference "the Post-2010 (Lisbon) Strategy - A way out of the crisis". Ms. Cecilia Malmström, the Swedish Minister for EU Affairs will participate to the event. It will bring together high representatives of the EESC, European Social Partners, etc. Click here to ask for more information. 

The conference will focus on the new skills that will be needed in the future labour market, and ways in which public employment services are adapting their tools to predict and meet new demands

In many countries, young people, especially young labour market entrants, are the group most vulnerable to the negative effects of recent economic events. Increasingly, they find themselves entering a slackening labour market characterized by massive lay-offs. Their educational qualifications may give them a relative advantage vis-à-vis other groups hit by the economic crisis. Nevertheless, they must also cope with the effects of enterprises restructuring, restrictions on hiring, and employer demands for increasing flexibility. This flexibility can take different forms: the employment contract offered to young people, the nature of the jobs they obtain which are often not commensurate with their level of education or their skills, the level of pay, part-time work, and so on

The implementation meeting of the project "Going Local" is organized by the Employment Agency of the Piedmont Region.

The Employment Week 2009 theme: Europe’s Labour Market -ensuring growth through human capital