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The launch of partners’ Newsflash and WG1 meeting mark the start of new year

The Automotive Skills Alliance started the new year by launching the first edition of the ASA Newsflash, the partners’ online publication containing information and insights on upskilling and reskilling activities in the mobility sector. The aim of the monthly newsletter is to provide all partners in the alliance with information about the activities being carried […]

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Automotive Skills Alliance future plans discussed during Partnership Meeting

The Automotive Skills Alliance held its Partnership Meeting on 29 November. Representatives of the more than eighty members of the Alliance met with the working groups’ leaders to discuss the latest activities and to define its path towards the future. Members also discussed the achievements of the Alliance since its creation one year ago under the European Pact for Skills.   In the coming months, the Alliance will focus on

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Automotive Skills Alliance welcomes Trnava and Lombardy regions into the partnership

During the meeting of the WG4 which focuses on the regional implementation, the Auvergne Rhône Alpes region provided an overview of their activities regarding hydrogen   Two new members have joined the Automotive Skills Alliance. Trnava Region from Slovakia and the Lombardy Region from Italy were officially welcomed into the Alliance yesterday at the start of the Regional Implementation Working Group 4 meeting. The two newcomers

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Automotive Skills Alliance and the Pact for Skills – Celebrating 1 year of supporting workforce transformation in the automotive ecosystem

One year after the launch of the Pact for Skills, the Automotive Skills Alliance highlights its work on the Skills Agenda, helping the green and digital transition without leaving anyone behind. Eighty partners across Europe, three pilot projects already up and running in France, Germany and the Czech Republic and many more initiatives underway are only some of the accomplishments achieved in

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The role of local actors in upskilling and reskilling was highlighted during the European Week of the Regions

The Pact for Skills fosters collaboration between those tackling the challenges posed by the green and digital transitions, and also aims to contribute to the overall development of territories throughout Europe.  These dual purposes were discussed on 14 October in the webinar “What can Regions and Cities do for up and reskilling with the Pact for Skills?” organised by the European Committee of Regions (CoR) and the European Commission DG EMPL during

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The Automotive Skills Alliance guests at Skills for Industry high-level conference

The Automotive Skills Alliance participated in the high-level conference “Upskilling and Reskilling in the Post-Covid era. Fostering new services and jobs creation”, organised by Skills for Industry on 30 June.  The event focused on the upskilling and reskilling challenges that the EU is facing, presented good-practice cases, scenarios and recommendations for creating new training and job opportunities.   More than 30 speakers and

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Acting and involving everyone: WG4 meets the Stuttgart Region

Turning information into action. In a nutshell, this is the key point demonstrated to us last Friday by the Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH during the Automotive Skills Alliance Working Group 4 meeting, which focused on identifying, promoting, and supporting the work-regional hubs in the up- and re-skilling of workers through targeted projects. The road to re/upskilling at local level foregoes the opportunity to involve all stakeholders to collaborate in the process of defining objectives and identifying potential obstacles. It is essential to proceed with

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New technologies require new skills needs: insightful meeting with Toyota for the WG3

New technologies are presenting opportunities in the mobility sector. In the case of the hydrogen and fuel cells, these opportunities come with challenges relating to skills, job roles, and the training programmes that are made available. Since many of these jobs do not yet exist, the curricula for these programmes must be formulated. Furthermore, the range of new roles will require different skills and education, with training requirements needing to be adapted

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