ChemSkills consortium reunited to build the skills Europe needs

In the last two days, project partners reunited in Brussels for the bi-annual in-person meeting of the ChemSkills project, “Enabling the green and digital transformation of the chemical industry”. Kindly hosted by European Plastics Converters (EuPC), the meeting marked a key moment to align visions, strengthen collaboration, and take concrete steps forward in bridging the skills gaps within the European chemical industry.

The meeting kicked off with a keynote from Frans Stokman, Executive Director of Petrochemicals Europe (Cefic) and leader of the petrochemicals working group within the project. He shared key insights on the current state of the European chemical industry while stressing a clear message: the time to act is now to secure a competitive, resilient and sustainable industrial future in Europe.

Naïs Habermacher, Project Officer at the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), also provided essential guidance on the project’s administrative aspects, ensuring full alignment with the expectations of the European Commission

ECEG wishes to express its gratitude to EuPC for the flawless organisation and warm welcome, and to all consortium members for their active participation and continued commitment.

ECEG's coordination team

What is the ChemSkills project?

The "ChemSkills: enabling the green and digital skills transformation of the chemical industry" is an EU initiative, co-financed by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme. The project brings together 33 project partners, with the ECEG leading the consortium as project coordinator.

This ambitious initiative is to respond to the current green and digital skills needs, alongside developing competencies to produce “safe and sustainable by design” chemicals. It also researches future skills needs while developing roadmaps and future scenarios.

The ChemSkills project is to create an in-depth partnership between industry representatives, education providers and policymakers on the European, national and regional levels. It is also to cover all levels of formal education, contribute to the up-/re-skilling of the current workforce and train workers.

ECEG’s Blueprint project covers multiple domains or “subsectors”, including plastics, consumer chemicals, fertilisers, rubber, pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals.

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