From Education to Employment: Bridging the Skills and Opportunities Gap for Youth

The 2023-2024 European Year of Skills highlighted a critical disconnect between education and the green jobs market, an issue echoed by young people in the findings of our “2024 Voices – Citizens Speak Up!” report. In our online panel discussion “From Education to Employment: Bridging the Skills and Opportunities Gap for Youth”, public and private sector leaders unpack these concerns and explore the following collaborative solutions:

• Bridging the Skills Gap: How can companies, NGOs, and institutions collaborate to ensure education and training meet the needs of the green and digital job market?
• Empowering Youth: What concrete steps should the next EU institution leaders take to equip young Europeans with the right skills and knowledge for a sustainable future?
• The Role of the Private Sector: How can the private sector contribute to empower youth in the European job market?

Joining us:

• Moderator: Alessandra Cardaci, Head of Programming and Operations, Debating Europe
• Victor Negrescu, Vice-president of the European Parliament
• Vibe Lindgård Bach, CEO, ReDI School of Digital Integration
• Minh-Huy Lai, COO, Generation Europe

With the support of:

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