Working Groups in Skills & Labour Market and Mobility launched their activities for 2026
06/03/2026
The EARLALL Working Groups in Skills & Labour Market and Mobility launched their first 2026 activities with working groups dedicated to key areas. Both meetings took place on 3 March, bringing together policy representatives, public authorities, and technical staff from EARLALL member regions and associate members to discuss upcoming activities, campaigns, and the EARLALL 25th Anniversary.
The working group on Skills & Labour Market presented their new working group leader, Oscar Martorell from the Catalonia Ministry of Education and VET. Martorell presented recent updates in projects, including the EXCEED Skills Exhibitions taking place on 16 April, serving as an international contest where applicants have the chance to present co-created innovative solutions and projects, so-called “masterpieces,” to regional, national, and international stakeholders, effectively creating a knowledge exchange to boost the green and digital transformations of Advanced Manufacturing.
Martorell continued by highlighting LCAMP (Learner Centric Advanced Manufacturing Platform for CoVEs) International LCAMP Week & Open Days 2026, taking place from 21–23 April in Vitoria (Basque Country). This event serves as an opportunity to gain practical insight into the implementation of Learning Factories and Industry 4.0 technologies in vocational and higher vocational education. The working group also discussed the upcoming capacity-building webinar focusing on the Battery Industry, which will serve as the second part of the Sector Skills Webinars, with the first exploring Applied Arts & Craftmanship.
The afternoon was dedicated to a working group on Mobility, featuring Julia Burkhard and Nicholas Waller (co-chairs from Movetia and Boras Municipality), introduced current developments in Switzerland in relation to Erasmus+. With the upcoming Movetia Conference 2026 in March, this two-day event will focus on Switzerland’s planned association with the Erasmus+ programme from 2027, a key objective of the Swiss Federal Council, aiming to strengthen involvement in international cooperation.
Then, they discussed the launch of the factsheet on mobility opportunities for people with fewer opportunities, based on a dedicated survey across the EARLALL network. As a concluding part of the meetings, the Working Groups also reviewed the consideration of creating an EARLALL ambassador initiative, to strengthen our regional engagement.
The working groups will reconvene in Spring 2026 to assess the progress and activities and with an in-person meeting during the EARLALL 25 Anniversary event in June, Brussels.