Subject: New Cedefop report: Bridging digital transitions and skills mismatches in Europe
From: "WHITE, Caroline" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:05:06 +0200

Dear Education Experts,

We are glad to inform you that to promote the special issue of Cedefop’s
working paper series “Human-centred digital transitions and skill
mismatches in European workplaces’
<https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/b46bf5f0-f8d2-11
f0-b9bc-01aa75ed71a1/language-en> , we are circulating the info below with
our stakeholders and we invite you to further share it among your
contacts. Thanks.

We are pleased to announce the publication of a special edition in
Cedefop's working paper series
<https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/publications/6228> , exploring how
digital technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), are
reshaping skill requirements and mismatch in Europe's labour markets.

As automation and AI rapidly transform skill requirements across the EU,
concerns are growing about employment impacts and Europe's competitive
position. Addressing the gap between evolving job demands and workers'
skills renders upskilling and reskilling strategies more critical than
ever.

To better understand how digitalisation affects adult workers’ skill
mismatches, job insecurity related to automation and overall job quality,
Cedefop conducted the second wave of the European Skills and Jobs Survey
(ESJS)
<https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/projects/european-skills-and-jobs-survey
-esjs>  in 2021. This special edition marks the first in-depth exploration
of the ESJS2 microdata by external researchers, featuring ten original
research contributions that examine how the digital transition is
affecting jobs, skills and training across Europe. The publication offers
robust empirical analyses on a wide range of issues central to
understanding and navigating the digital transformation of work in the EU.
Indicative themes include:

*	the impact of Covid-19 induced digitalisation on training and
worker well-being,
*	how an organisational ‘learning culture’ can address skill
mismatches within firms,
*	determinants of digital skills demand and training in jobs,
including related age or gender segregation,
*	technologically-induced task automation in EU jobs and worker
upskilling,
*	skill shortages in the EU labour market and firms’ hiring
practices,
*	skill shortages and digital gaps in strategic EU sectors – AI,
defence and education

These analyses were also presented in the related workshop ‘Human-centred
digital transitions: skill mismatches in European workplaces’
<https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/events/human-centred-digital-transitions
-skill-mismatches-european-workplaces> , held in Cedefop premises in
Thessaloniki (Greece) in December 2024. Here
<https://zenodo.org/records/18415158>  (Zenodo) you can also consult the
presentation delivered there on the ESJS.

We invite you to explore these important findings and welcome your
feedback. We would welcome you sharing this publication with education
experts who may have an interest in its findings.

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> here.

Caroline

pp Kostas & Giulia

Assistant | Information management | Department for VET and Skills

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