EU, Poland and Estonia join Germany to train 4,700 workers for Ukraine’s economy
The Joint Action Skills4Recovery kicked off on 20 September, as the EU, Poland, and Estonia joined an ongoing programme of the German government to enhance training opportunities for young people and adults in Ukraine.
At the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2024) in Berlin, the EU announced its commitment to financing the Skills4Recovery initiative. Estonia and Poland followed suit, further bolstering the programme, launched by Germany in 2023.
The EU funding has more than doubled the action’s budget (from €10 million to €25.5 million), the number of skilled workers who will be supported through training offers (to over 4,700 people), and the number of supported VET providers (up to 50). In addition, the action’s geographical coverage is expanding from six regions to the whole of Ukraine.
“Today, Ukraine is facing a critical shortage of skilled workers. According to forecasts, by the 2030s, we will need millions of additional workers to rebuild the Ukrainian economy in various sectors, from construction to energy,” said Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Education and Science Dmytro Zavgorodnii.
According to the EU Delegation to Ukraine, the war has caused significant migration and severe damage to Ukraine’s educational infrastructure. The country’s economy lacks over 100,000 workers, mainly in the service sector and blue-collar occupations. According to estimates, Ukraine will need between 4.5 million (Ministry of Economy) and 8.6 million (ILO) additional workers by the 2030s. Meanwhile, the Skills4Recovery programme’s labour market analysis revealed that a skills mismatch is more pressing than a lack of candidates. These gaps are particularly noticeable in critical sectors such as construction, agriculture, transport and logistics, trade, and IT.
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