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BUSINESMED participation at the “Skills for Enterprise Development” webinar

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BUSINESMED participation at the “Skills for Enterprise Development” webinar

Online
10/12/2020 to 11/12/2020

BUSINESSMED took part in the “Skills for Enterprise Development” webinar, an online event organized by the ETF on December 10 and 11, 2020 and structured as a general session open to a wide audience, followed by private parallel workshops among selected stakeholders.

The “Skills for Enterprise Development” initiative aims at promoting across intermediary bodies (consular chambers, employers federations, sectoral associations, etc.), social partners and public bodies, the central role of skills in supporting enterprises of all sectors and size in their recovery further to the COVID crisis and future competitiveness demands.

During the first session of Dec 11, the results from global surveys and research on the impact of COVID-19 on Enterprises were delivered as well as presentations on three key areas for the competitiveness of companies: the green economy, the inclusion and the innovation.

Around 30 Participants coming from all the ETF partner countries and EU member states representing Intermediary Organisations, Trade Unions, Public authorities, International Organisations took part in this workshop.

More specifically, the webinar helped providing opportunities to review the type, targeting and effectiveness of active labour market measures, implemented in the crisis context, with a focus on the skills development dimension. It also was an occasion to share experiences on how skills are a priority for companies’ survival strategies during the crisis and future development, with a focus on inclusion, innovation, and greening to foster competitiveness, resilience and social fairness.

The event focused on priorities to build up and strengthen the resilience of people, companies and education and employment systems and explore solutions for a fair and inclusive recovery.