The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) would like to invite you to contribute to its forthcoming opinion on the European Skills Guarantee and Skills Portability, prepared by rapporteur Emil Boc (RO/EPP), Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, following a referral from the European Commission.
The consultation will explore how these initiatives can support workers affected by restructuring, improve the recognition and portability of skills and qualifications, and address labour shortages. Particular attention will be given to the role of local and regional authorities, territorial cohesion and access to quality employment across all regions.
Topics for discussion
- The scope of the European Skills Guarantee and its potential extension to other sectors and territories.
- The involvement of local and regional authorities and regional skills partnerships.
- Accessible training linked to recruitment needs and sustained, quality employment.
- Talent retention, return mobility and the right to stay, alongside freedom of movement.
- Digital qualifications, micro-credentials and accessible skills portability tools.
- Recognition of qualifications and support for fair cross-border mobility.
- Funding, technical assistance and implementation capacity.
- Regional skills intelligence, monitoring and good practices.
Draft opinion and written contributions
You can consult the draft opinion on this page. You are invited to submit written contributions, practical examples, your organisation's position and proposed amendments to Alexandra.Bozini@cor.europa.eu by 19 November 2026.
Registration
To confirm your participation, please follow the registration link.
The contributions will inform the rapporteur’s work ahead of the opinion’s scheduled adoption by the SEDEC Commission on 10 December 2026 and by the CoR plenary on 3–4 February 2027.