BeWell – Pact for Skills Large Scale Partnership Workshop
20/11/2025
On 19 November, BeWell (Blueprint alliance for a future health workforce strategy on digital and green skills) invited EARLALL to their 3rd workshop, the Pact for Skills Large-Scale Partnership (LSP) for the Health Ecosystem, focusing on developing green and digital skills strategies at local, regional, national, and European levels through the Pact for Skills.
Marco Di Donato, Policy and Projects Manager at EUREGHA Secretariat, opened the event by recapping opportunities and activities supporting the membership of the Pact for Skills partnership, before launching the first round of the workshop, identifying pathways and good practices. This break-out session mapped the landscape of funding instruments, local and regional funding opportunities, and different ways to finance projects. Discussions included Erasmus+, the future of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), and highlighted Interreg Europe and EARLALL’s ongoing project SKYLA (Smart Specialisation Ecosystems for the Twin Transition) as examples of projects promoting digital and green skills.
In the second round, participants shared insights on funding challenges and barriers to applying, highlighting the limits of different funding bodies, the experience needed to navigate complex funding landscapes, and the long timeframes between proposal submission and implementation. To address these difficulties related to policy changes, enablers included maximizing existing partner networks, creating synergies, and securing future funding, even for projects in declining trends. The conversation concluded with reflections on new instruments to measure soft skills in education and KPIs.
In the final round, participants brainstormed challenges and solutions for implementing green, digital, and soft skills, agreeing that funding must be more agile to address emerging needs and calling for clearer communication and feedback on funding instruments. Participants emphasized the importance of a common language and system to analyze policies consistently, aligning interventions with skills gaps and easing future accreditation. Another key point was the upskilling of good practices through structured ecosystems involving public authorities, associations, and universities to generate effective solutions.
Following a presentation on the BeWell Skills strategy, including advocacy and publications through the Pact for Skills, the event concluded with discussions on how the BeWell Partnership can extend beyond the project’s lifetime, strengthening its links with the Pact for Skills to support a resilient and future-ready European health workforce. As a proud member of the Pact for Skills, EARLALL strengthens its commitment to building strong regional alliances and advancing skills development for sustainable employment. By deepening collaboration and outreach while highlighting lifelong learning, EARLALL contributes to fostering a skilled and sustainable workforce across Europe.
