An invitation from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL)
When: 16 January 2026, 10:30 – 12:00 CET
Where: Online (Webex link will be shared on 13 January, upon successful registration)
Registration link: EUSurvey – Survey – please use this link to register for the meeting before 12 January (12:00 CET).
About the Skills Portability Initiative:
As announced in the Union of Skills communication, the Skills Portability Initiative (SPI) aims to:
- Remove barriers to the free movement of workers related to skills and qualifications.
- Make the EU more attractive to talent.
What We Will Discuss:
The initiative consists of three interrelated actions:
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Action 1 consists of a potential legislative proposal to facilitate worker mobility through improved transparency of skills and qualifications, and digitalisation.
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Action 2 concerns potential measures to facilitate, modernise, and expand recognition processes for regulated professions.
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Action 3 involves a potential legislative proposal for common rules to simplify procedures for recognising the qualifications and skills of third-country nationals.
Why are we consulting? The Commission wants to gather feedback from all affected parties on the challenges related to the portability of qualifications and skills, and on possible policy measures to address them. The consultation will help identify practical obstacles; assess the expected impacts of different options; and ensure that the initiative is evidence-based, proportionate and consistent with the needs of workers, employers and society. The received input will feed into the impact assessments and shape the design of any legislative and non-legislative measures.
The relevant target group of the initiative include
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workers applying for cross-border jobs
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employers hiring workers who obtained their skills and qualifications in another Member State or outside the EU
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national/regional/local authorities concerned with qualifications and skills
Agenda:
- Introduction and objectives of the consultation
- Presentation of proposed measures
- Open discussion and feedback from participants – based on the background note and questions
- Next steps
More Information: The public consultation (launched on 5 December and open for 12 weeks) includes a common Call for Evidence and questionnaire for the three actions.
More info here.