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11.5.2023

Official Journal of the European Union
L 125/1

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Legislative acts
DECISIONS
DECISION EU 2023/936 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 10 May 2023
on a European Year of Skills Text with EEA relevance
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 149 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee 1, After consulting the Committee of the Regions, Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure 2, Whereas:
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A skilled workforce is crucial to ensuring socially fair and just green and digital transitions, and to strengthening the Unions sustainable competitiveness and resilience in the face of adverse external shocks, such as the COVID-19
pandemic or the fallout of Russias war of aggression against Ukraine. More adequate and better-matched skills open up new opportunities and empower individuals to fully participate in the labour market, society and democracy, to harness and benefit from the opportunities of the green and digital transitions, and to exercise their rights.

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Across the Union, employers report that it is difficult to find workers with the necessary skills. The European Labour Authority, in its report entitled Report on labour shortages and surpluses, and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, in its report entitled Cybersecurity skills development in the EU, identified that 28 occupations were classified as having skills shortages in 2021, including in the healthcare, hospitality, construction and service sectors, and identified shortages of IT and security specialists, in particular cybersecurity experts, and workers with a science, technology, engineering and mathematics background. Increasingly, the biggest constraint to the successful green and digital transitions is the lack of workers with the right skills. Labour shortages can, in some cases, also be the result of unattractive jobs and poor working conditions. Tackling those issues, by means of offers of quality jobs and retention policies, is important for a well-functioning labour market. In many Member States, demographic ageing is expected to accelerate over the coming decade as baby boom cohorts retire, reinforcing the need to make use of the full potential of all working-age adults, whatever their origin, through continuous investments in their skills as well as activating more people, in particular women and young people, especially those not in employment, education or training NEETs, who face specific challenges that hinder their participation in the labour market.
Efficient and comprehensive skills strategies, increased access to the education and training opportunities of
1 OJ C 100, 16.3.2023, p. 123.
2 Position of the European Parliament of 30 March 2023 not yet published in the Official Journal and decision of the Council of 24 April 2023.