In the face of an unprecedented tailwind of rapid technological, economic, environmental, and societal changes, the European health industry requires a trained, talented, and committed workforce to meet these challenges head-on. Workers employed by companies operating in the pharmaceutical and biotech, digital health, medtech and medical supplies’ industries must have the technical proficiency, environmental acumen, and the strategic and leadership vision to thrive in the post-COVID health industry ecosystem as the green and digital transition gathers pace. Looking to the future, a skilled, competent, workforce is essential to guarantee the sustainable competitiveness, regulatory compliance and strategic autonomy of Europe’s health industrial ecosystem.
In a changing world with new challenges, third-level education providers, industry manufacturers, HR companies, small and medium enterprises and industry associations have joined forces to build a critical mass for the up- and re-skilling efforts of the health industry’s workforce under the aegis of the BRIGHTskills project.
Catering for pressing market demands requires mobilising relevant knowledge and investment capacity from industrial stakeholders, complemented with a modern need-driven upskilling and reskilling offer from education and training providers.
Led by EIT Health, the four-year BRIGHTskills project will solidify the ambitions of the Large-Scale Skills Partnership for the European Health Industry under the Pact for Skills to develop a Health Industry Skills Strategy for workforce development. The actionable strategy will set a clear roadmap for the extensive implementation of talent development efforts, driving the transformation of regional, national and European health industry ecosystems.
The BRIGHTskills’ collaborative project officially kick offs in January 2025. Co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme (Alliances for Innovation - Lot 2: Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills), this Blueprint Alliance will enable the continuous development, innovation and competitiveness of the four above mentioned health industry subsectors by creating a dedicated skills observatory, competences matrices, self-assessment skill development tools and curated, certified, accredited training programmes in line with educational and industry best practices and standards.
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Katja Nacevski
Programme Manager
Pact for Skills, EIT Health e.V.
e-mail: katja.nacevski@eithealth.eu
Evelyn Donohoe
Senior Project Manager
Wise Angle Consulting SL
e-mail: edonohoe@wiseangle.es
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