Cross-Sectoral Working Group

Bringing together Europe's automotive, aerospace & defence, and digital ecosystems to shape the future of skills, workforce development and lifelong learning.

The COMPLEMENTS Cross-Sectoral Working Group is an open European stakeholder forum established under the Pact for Skills. It provides a collaborative platform where representatives from industry, education and training providers, research organisations, public authorities, social partners and sector associations work together to strengthen Europe's skills ecosystem.

By joining the Working Group, members contribute to the development of innovative methodologies, policy recommendations and cross-sectoral approaches that support Europe's competitiveness, resilience and green and digital transitions.

About the COMPLEMENTS Project

COMPLEMENTS is an Erasmus+ Forward-Looking Project supporting the Pact for Skills. The project promotes collaboration between the aerospace & defence, automotive & mobility, and digital ecosystems to build a shared European approach to skills intelligence, workforce development and lifelong learning, with a particular focus on the evolving Security and Defence domain.

Through sustainable governance, shared skills intelligence, interoperable training, and recognised micro-credentials, COMPLEMENTS helps organisations prepare for emerging technologies and future workforce needs. The project serves as a pilot model for cross-sector collaboration that can later be replicated across other strategic industrial ecosystems throughout Europe.

Why Join?

• Influence future European skills strategies and policy recommendations.
• Collaborate with leading experts across multiple industrial ecosystems.
• Exchange best practices, evidence and innovative approaches.
• Contribute to skills intelligence, occupational profiles and workforce planning.
• Gain visibility within a European network of organisations committed to lifelong learning.

What You'll Contribute To

• Cross-sectoral skills intelligence and labour market analysis.
• Validation of methodologies and occupational profiles.
• Policy recommendations for European, national and regional stakeholders.
• Identification of emerging technologies and future skills needs.
• Peer review of training materials, curricula and educational resources.

Expected Commitment

Participation is voluntary and primarily consists of quarterly online meetings (approximately two hours), occasional consultations by email, and collaboration through the project's online member area. Members are encouraged to actively share expertise, review project outputs and support dissemination within their own networks.