About 63 percent of small and medium-sized businesses in ’ say a lack of workforce and skills has left them behind in their overall business operations. The EurobarometerThe survey was found.
In an announcement to support European businesses, increase staff retention and equip professionals with the skills they will need in the future, the European Commission and its partners said: The Duchess of ValAt the end of January, ‘ announced that it had signed the Tripartite Declaration for a Developing European Social Dialogue.
The EU has pledged to bring more professionals to the European labour market, facilitate recognition of foreign qualifications, improve working conditions and provide professionals with the tools they need to work in specialized roles.
Brussels provides around €65 billion in EU funds for education. thanks the European Skills Agendaand the Agreement of SkillsAround two million workers across Europe have already received advanced training.
Creating a digital workforce in ’, Slovenia
CEO’ Rok Zajc the Thick GroupEuronews’e, the digital marketing agency in Ljubljana’, said it had a hard time hiring certain profiles, especially high-skilled professionals.
Zajc, “From design, to performance marketing, we try to find different profiles from software developers and senior designers. But, for example, you actually need a lot of personal motivation and some different courses to get to the top for what we provide, ” said.
There is a great shortage of personnel in the information and communication technologies sector (ICT). AB’ needs another 11 million people to join this sector to achieve its goal of winning 20 million ICT professionals by 2030.
“What governments can and should do is reskill the existing workforce to ensure they get the skills they need, ” said. Dr Emilija Stojmenova DuhSlovenian Minister of Digital Transformation.
Euronews’e, the engineer who became a politician, announced last year that 30,000 people in ’, Slovenia, were taking advantage of free courses to help them adapt and acquire the skills needed to meet market demands.
Stojmenova Duh, “Only 17% of experts in the ICT field are women. So maybe my favorite project is a digital project that's all about giving young women skills and improving their skills. We were collaborating with the industry so that the industry could get the right workforce, ” said.
PortugalTraining engineers in ’
22% of employers in ’'s heavy industries say they can't find the staff they need. The highly lucrative metallurgical and metalworking industry also struggles to find professionals with the right qualifications in Portugal’.
The industry has undergone a significant digital transformation. Robots currently do most of the heavy lifting, but the outdated idea that this is a physically demanding industry still exists.
Engineers and machine operators in this sector need technical skills. Nuno Teixeira CEO’ the Alsil GroupIt seeks to attract professionals from both domestic and Portuguese-speaking countries.
Teixeira, “, said that companies should provide opportunities for individuals to thrive, grow professionally, and balance this with their personal lives if they want to attract people.
Eduardo and Rui are CNC programming and operations technicians and have recently been employed by the Alsil Group. After enrolling in a professional training program, their career went in a new direction. CENFIMA public and private education centre supported by the European Social Fund Plus.
Rui, who used to work as a geological engineer at “, said that this is a very challenging area where new and challenging things come up every day, so it's something that really interests me and I see it as a promising future.
Manuel Pinheiro Grilo, director of CENFIM, “, said that in terms of employment, it represents about 230,000 jobs that are evolving not only to adapt to new technologies, but above all to respond to the work required.
According to AIMMAP’a (Portuguese Association of Metallurgical, Metalworking and Related Industries), Portuguese ’ metallurgical companies generate approximately €23 billion a year in revenue from their exports.
Ensuring that professionals take responsibility for their careers
Improving the skills of professionals is of great benefit to companies looking to fill specialized positions, while Slovenia's ’da Minister Stojmenova Duh warned that responsibility does not belong only to public and private organizations competing against the clock to hire professionals with the right skills.
“We are aware that this is not enough after finishing high school, faculty, each individual is our responsibility. The world is changing. We need to learn new skills. That's why lifelong learning is something we really need to consider. - ”
