Future skills needs

In order to ensure sound change management, the Commission has conducted 18 sectoral studies that seek to identify emerging competences and future skills needs. By applying a common foresight scenario-based approach, these studies provide options both for anticipating and adapting to change. The studies cover the following areas:

• Automotive sector
• Building of ships and boats
• Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastic products
• Computer, electronic and optical products
• Defence industry
• Distribution, trade 
• Electricity, gas, water and waste
• Electromechanical engineering
• Financial services
• Furniture
• Health and social work
• Hotels, restaurants and catering 
• Non-metallic materials
• Other services, maintenance and cleaning
• Post and telecommunications
• Printing and publishing
• Textiles, apparel and leather products
• Transport