Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholders
Policy Makers & Civil Servants
Seeking innovative solutions to skill shortages and mismatches around the globe, Link4Skills is designed to addresses the needs of policymaking communities in multiple spheres. These include policymakers and administrators working in the fields of:
- labour mobility
- vocational training
- international development
- migration
Recruiters
Anyone involved in recruiting personnel to meet the labour needs of a country, industry, or company stands to benefit from the work being done in this project. Likewise, you could play a valuable role in co-creating a digital platform to support fair and effective labour recruitment across continents. If you are dealing with skills related to health, construction, or STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), the Link4Skills project would be particularly interested in hearing from you.
Workshops
Link4Skills Navigator Co-Creation Workshop
A practical session to shape a new tool for smarter skills and migration planning
This workshop invites key stakeholders to directly shape the Link4Skills Navigator through a hands-on co-creation and feedback session.
Purpose of the Workshop
- Introduce the Navigator and familiarise participants with its current features
- Gather practical feedback from users involved in policymaking, labour market planning, education/training, recruitment, or migration governance
- Co-shape upcoming development steps to ensure the tool meets real-world needs
- Identify missing elements and refine how recommendations and insights should be presented
- Strengthen alignment between the Navigator and European policy realities, including labour shortages, migration skill partnerships, and re/upskilling strategies.
Why Your Participation Matters
Your experience as a stakeholder (see categories above) will help:
- Improve user-friendliness and relevance
- Validate the quality and usefulness of insights
- Identify necessary data, features, or visualisations
- Ensure the tool is fit for purpose across different institutional and labour market contexts
- Support the long-term sustainability of the tool after the project concludes
Your input contributes directly to a Horizon Europe initiative working to improve Europe’s capacity to match labour demand and talent supply across borders.
Who Should Attend
- Policymakers and officials (European Commission Directorates-General for Home Affairs and for Employment, European Parliament staff, national ministries, labour offices)
- European Labour Authority, Joint Research Centre–Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography, European Training Foundation
- Employers, recruiters, HR experts
- Vocational education and training providers
- Sister Horizon Europe projects (Global Strategy for Skills, Skills4Justice, INNOVATE)
Workshop Format & Duration
Format: Individual 1:1 consultation or small-group session
Duration: 1.5–2 hours
Contact us for further details
Policy Makers & Civil Servants
Seeking innovative solutions to skill shortages and mismatches around the globe, Link4Skills is designed to addresses the needs of policymaking communities in multiple spheres. These include policymakers working in the fields of:
- labour mobility
- vocational training
- international development
- migration
Recruiters
Anyone involved in recruiting personnel to meet the labour needs of a country, industry, or company stands to benefit from the work being done in this project. Likewise, you could play a valuable role in co-creating a digital platform to support fair and effective labour recruitment across continents. If you are dealing with skills related to health, construction, or STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), the Link4Skills project would be particularly interested in hearing from you.
