Agenda
High Level Conference - Skills And Transformation Of The EU's Automotive Sector
23-09-2020
Autoworld Parc du Cinquantenaire 1000, Bruxelles, Belgium
Disclaimer: This event was originally scheduled for 27 May 2020, but in light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak the European Commission decided to reschedule it for the 23rd of September 2020, at the same venue (Autoworld Museum, Brussels).
The automotive industry is a strategic sector and has long been key to the creation of jobs across Europe. Today, the sector is experiencing a profound transition, driven by the shift to zero emission cars, automated and connected driving and new mobility patterns. The changes have an impact also on the workforce and are leading to significant skills gaps is the sector. Workers will need to acquire new and more advanced technical and soft skills.
The European Commission is launching the conference in the context of The Blueprint for sectoral cooperation on skills in Automotive Sector and its running initiatives, COSME - Towards a common vision on addressing SMEs skills needs in the automotive sector: strengthening the development of upskilling and reskilling strategies and ERASMUS+ Skills Alliance The Development and Research on Innovative Vocational Educational Skills (DRIVES) project.
Register for the conference here.