On-site facilities
Direct exposure to advanced manufacturing hubs and technical training centres.
Automotive Skills Alliance
Regional
Regional
Study Visits
Connecting regions, industry leaders and vocational education ecosystems across Europe to address the green and digital transition.
Next study visit2–3 December 2026
DestinationValladolid, Castilla y León
FormatTwo-day study visit
About study visits
Regional experience.
Regional experience.
European cooperation.
The Automotive Skills Alliance (ASA) Study Visits provide regional stakeholders, training providers, educational institutions and industrial leaders with firsthand insights into dynamic skills ecosystems across Europe.
Each study visit centres around regional innovation summits, advanced industrial site tours and collaborative strategy sessions designed to build modern, responsive learning pathways for the automotive and mobility sector.
Focus areas
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Learning from practice, together.
Regional summits
Interactive discussions on regional industrial policies and vocational training integration.
Ecosystem networking
Connecting regional actors under the EU Pact for Skills initiative.
Participants
Who the study visits are for
Regional stakeholders, training providers, educational institutions and industrial leaders.
Study visits connect regional actors through on-site learning, skills discussions and opportunities to exchange experience across the automotive and mobility ecosystem.
Study visit series
Pre-registration open · Provisional programme
Past edition
Past edition
Past edition
Explore the editions
2026
Castilla y León, Spain
2–3 December 2026 · Valladolid
Regional Innovation & Vocational Skills Summit
A proposed programme of company visits, stakeholder meetings and vocational education exchanges. Company visits are to be confirmed and the programme is subject to change.
2025
Timișoara, Romania
12–13 May 2025
Education and industry for future mobility
Education providers, companies and regional stakeholders explored workforce development through a mobility forum and visits to Continental Automotive Romania and FORVIA HELLA.
2024
Grand Est, France
27–28 June 2024
Regional cooperation and workforce transformation
Regional skills discussions in Strasbourg were followed by visits to Renault Sovab in Batilly and the André Citroën Vocational School in Marly.
2023
Stuttgart Region, Germany
14–15 June 2023
Learning through industrial transformation
The first ASA study visit brought participants to Bosch, Mercedes-Benz and the Chamber of Crafts’ Motor Vehicle Competence Centre to explore industrial learning and vocational training.
Next study visit
Valladolid · 2–3 December 2026
A two-day study visit exploring regional industrial innovation, supply chain integration and vocational education strategies.
Next study visit · Valladolid
Address / location:
Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain
Exact venues and meeting points will be announced.