EU-ALMPO Roundtable at the EfVET Annual Conference 2025: Building a More Inclusive and Data-Driven Future for VET
From 22 to 25 October 2025, the EfVET Annual Conference brought together hundreds of educators, researchers, and VET professionals in Fátima, Portugal, under the theme “Wellbeing in a Digitalised World – Crafting the Future of VET 2035.” During a dedicated roundtable session on 23 October, the EU-ALMPO consortium presented the project’s mission to transform the […]
From Evidence to Action: Shaping the EU ALMP Observatory in Gdańsk
How can research, technology, and policy come together to build fairer labour markets across Europe? This question guided the latest EU-ALMPO consortium meeting, held in Gdańsk, Poland (29-31/10), where partners gathered to review progress and plan the next steps toward the creation of the EU Active Labour Market Policies Observatory. The discussions in Gdańsk went […]
EU-ALMPO Milestone: Validation Workshop Shaping the Future of Active Labour Market Policies in Europe
We are excited to announce the successful completion of the EU-ALMPO Validation Workshop for the analytical framework, held online on 26th September 2025, hosted and facilitated by IRS (Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale). The event marked a major milestone in validating the project’s analytical and technological framework, bringing together partners, selected national and EU-level experts, […]
Matching Skills to Jobs: The Greek Challenge
One of the persistent challenges in the Greek labour market is the mismatch between the skills offered by training providers and the competencies demanded by employers. While linking the Vocational Education and Training (VET) provided with the knowledge and skills needed by the labour market is a central objective of the Greek VET system (Laws […]
From Vision to Impact: Building EU-ALMPO’s Theory of Change Together
In early July, Tavistock Institut Germany (TIG) brought together partners from across the EU-ALMPO project to explore one of the core methodological components of Work Package 7: developing a shared Theory of Change. Over two online sessions held on 4th and 8th July 2025, around 20 participants joined each workshop, representing all eight core partner […]
Five Megatrends Shaping the Labour Market by 2030
The Future of Jobs Report 2025 by the World Economic Forum identifies five megatrends that will transform the global labour market by 2030. These forces are interconnected and mutually reinforcing. Their combined effects are reshaping the what and how of our work, and altering our perspective on skills and employment in the current era. While […]
Identifying What Works: Gdańsk University of Technology Leads Meta-Evaluation of ALMPs for Skills Matching
As the labour market continues to evolve amid digital and green transitions, shifting demographics, and economic uncertainty, the effectiveness of Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) remains a central concern for policymakers across Europe and beyond. In response to this challenge, the EU-ALMPO project has launched a coordinated effort to strengthen evidence-based policymaking and advance analytical […]
The Labour Market in the Age of AI: Challenges and Policy Needs
The World Economic Outlook, published by the International Monetary Fund, highlights that artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the global economic landscape at an accelerating pace (IMF, 2025). The adoption of AI is generating significant macroeconomic spillovers, including shifts in productivity within AI-producing sectors and major changes to labour market structures and energy demand. This trend […]
First Transnational Project Meeting in Bologna: A Milestone for Our Horizon Project
Last week, our Horizon project took a significant step forward as our team gathered in the enchanting city of Bologna for our first face-to-face Transnational Project Meeting (TPM). Over two dynamic days, we celebrated our achievements so far and set the stage for the exciting challenges ahead. Day 1: Looking Back, Moving Forward The agenda […]
EU-ALMPO: Towards Smarter, Fairer and More Effective Labour Market Policies in Europe
Europe’s labour markets are changing at unprecedented speed. Digitalisation, automation, demographic shifts, and new patterns of work continue to reshape the skills people need — and the support they require to enter, remain, and progress in employment. Yet today, Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) remain fragmented, uneven in quality, and often designed without timely evidence […]