Digital skills and VET in Romanian EU Presidency’s programme

Romania has taken over the rotating six-month EU Presidency for the first time. Its programme, published on 15 January, focuses on ‘cohesion, a common European value’ and includes provisions for vocational education and training (VET), digital skills and mobility.
The programme is mainly future-oriented stating that ‘innovation and research contribute to job creation, and help increase companies’ competitiveness on global markets, improve people’s quality of life and generate sustainable economic growth.’ It makes the case for ‘a significant decrease of the digital gap between Member States, regions, categories of European citizens, and industrial sectors.’ It calls for special attention ‘to developing and implementing measures to improve digital skills and digital literacy, including by making this a long-term priority for the EU.’ More...