Skills intelligence
Identification and interpretation of changing competence, occupation and workforce requirements.
About Skills (R)Evolution
European conference series on workforce skills and industrial transformation
The conference brings together public authorities, industry and engineering organisations, social partners, education and training providers, regions, researchers and European projects to discuss skills requirements and implementation approaches.
Initiated by the Automotive Skills Alliance, Skills (R)Evolution focuses on workforce development in the automotive-mobility ecosystem and related strategic sectors. It provides a structured setting for comparing evidence, policy priorities and implementation experience.
The programme addresses competence requirements associated with electrification, digitalisation, automation, sustainability, circularity, changing value chains and new industrial business models.
Core topics
Recurring areas of discussion
Education and training
Curriculum development, training delivery, modular learning and industry-provider cooperation.
Recognition
Competence recognition, quality assurance, micro-credentials and lifelong-learning mechanisms.
Regional implementation
Translation of European and sectoral priorities into regional workforce-development activities.
Industrial transition
Skills implications of technology adoption, decarbonisation, digitalisation and changing value chains.
European coordination
Interaction between public authorities, Pact for Skills partnerships, industry, projects and education systems.
Participants
Stakeholders represented in the conference
Participants include European, national and regional policymakers; companies and engineering organisations; sector associations and clusters; universities and VET providers; social partners; researchers; and teams working in European skills and industrial-transition projects.
The conference is intended as a working forum for presenting evidence, comparing approaches, discussing implementation barriers and identifying areas for cooperation.
European context
Sectoral cooperation under the European skills agenda
Skills (R)Evolution is connected to the Pact for Skills and to European cooperation on workforce development, including connection to strategic projects such as ERASMUS+ Blueprint, CoVEs and other initiatives supporting implementation.
Next edition
Skills (R)Evolution 2027 · Stuttgart
Conference day and reception: Tuesday, 13 April 2027, 09:00–17:30 with the reception continuing until 21:00 in Stuttgart. The detailed programme and participation arrangements are being confirmed.