“I am thrilled to celebrate the EBA Academy’s milestone of reaching 100,000 workers. We need the right skills to increase the employability of our workforce while addressing the demands of rapidly expanding critical sectors such as the European battery market. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and EIT InnoEnergy have proven to be very effective in creating the EBA Academy and upskilling and reskilling 100,000 workers in less than three years. I am happy that the EIT will create other Net-Zero skill academies replicating this successful model.”

Building on its success, the Academy plans to expand its services to sourcing, hiring, onboarding, and retention, ensuring a holistic approach to workforce development.

The online event not only marked the significant milestone of the first Net-Zero Academy project and recognised the relevance of skill development efforts in the battery sector, but also addressed the future paradigm of workforce development in Europe placing people front and centre.

 

Attendees heard keynote speeches from Antoaneta Angelova-Krasteva, European Commission, Director for Innovation, Digital Education and International Cooperation, DG EAC and EIT Director Martin Kern before a thought-provoking panel on “Building the Future Workforce for a Net-Zero Europe”.

 

For more information read the complete press release here.