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The Shipbuilding Pact for Skills brings together stakeholders across the maritime value chain with the aim to address skills shortages and prepare the sector for the future. It represents a proactive response, fully aligned with industriAll Europe’s priorities of upskilling and reskilling workers to navigate the green and digital transitions, while ensuring that no one is left behind.
Social partners, industriAll Europe and SEA Europe, together with key industry leaders, education providers and regional authorities, are fully committed to collectively tackle the sector’s challenges. This collaborative effort is not just about meeting immediate needs, it is about preparing Europe’s shipbuilding sector to lead the way in producing smart, zero-emission ships and technologies by 2030 and anticipate the needs of the industry.
Isabelle Barthès, Deputy General Secretary said: “We welcome the sectoral strategy for the maritime technology industry announced by the European Commission. However, it can only be successful if it goes hand in hand with a strategy to close the skills gap. Skills shortages are already plaguing the sector’s development and this is likely to get worse, with 40% of the workforce retiring by 2030. Training and job attractiveness are key elements to unlock the skills challenges. We expect the forthcoming Union of Skills to come up with concrete results for a ‘right to training’, to ensure that all workers enjoy the right to gain access to training to enhance their employment security.“
“The Shipbuilding Pact for Skills is a vital blueprint for revitalising Europe’s maritime industry, collectively committing trade unions, employers, education providers, and policymakers to equip the workforce with the skills required for the green and digital transition. Social partners must always be involved when it comes to skills, and we encourage engagement with wider stakeholders, including Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers, universities and regional authorities. Future-proofing these jobs requires strategic investment at all levels, along with a focus on training, lifelong learning, and the attractiveness of the sector. By offering quality employment, good industrial jobs and training opportunities, we can ensure the maritime industry remains dynamic and resilient.”
Download Pact for Skills Lists of Large-Scale Partnership coordinators and members here
Social partners, industriAll Europe and SEA Europe, together with key industry leaders, education providers and regional authorities, are fully committed to collectively tackle the sector’s challenges. This collaborative effort is not just about meeting immediate needs, it is about preparing Europe’s shipbuilding sector to lead the way in producing smart, zero-emission ships and technologies by 2030 and anticipate the needs of the industry.
Isabelle Barthès, Deputy General Secretary said: “We welcome the sectoral strategy for the maritime technology industry announced by the European Commission. However, it can only be successful if it goes hand in hand with a strategy to close the skills gap. Skills shortages are already plaguing the sector’s development and this is likely to get worse, with 40% of the workforce retiring by 2030. Training and job attractiveness are key elements to unlock the skills challenges. We expect the forthcoming Union of Skills to come up with concrete results for a ‘right to training’, to ensure that all workers enjoy the right to gain access to training to enhance their employment security.“
“The Shipbuilding Pact for Skills is a vital blueprint for revitalising Europe’s maritime industry, collectively committing trade unions, employers, education providers, and policymakers to equip the workforce with the skills required for the green and digital transition. Social partners must always be involved when it comes to skills, and we encourage engagement with wider stakeholders, including Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers, universities and regional authorities. Future-proofing these jobs requires strategic investment at all levels, along with a focus on training, lifelong learning, and the attractiveness of the sector. By offering quality employment, good industrial jobs and training opportunities, we can ensure the maritime industry remains dynamic and resilient.”
Download Pact for Skills Lists of Large-Scale Partnership coordinators and members here