PA 9 People and skills focuses its work on 8 Actions which are implemented through numerous projects

1.      Intensify Cooperation in Labour Market Policies

2.      Digitalisation and Innovation in the World of Work

3.      Integration of Vulnerable Groups into the Labour Market

4.      Fighting Poverty and Promoting Social Inclusion for All

5.      Quality and Efficiency of Education and Training Systems

6.      Relevant and High-Quality Knowledge, Skills and Competences

7.      Lifelong Learning and Learning Mobility

8.      Inclusive Education, Equity, Common Values and Sustainable Development

Projects are supported in 8 work areas (1) Performance of Education Systems, (2) Cooperation in Labour Market, (3) Creativity and Entrepreneurship, (4) Lifelong Learning and Mobility, (5) Equity, Social Cohesion, Active Citizenship, (6) Demography and Migration, (7) Poverty and Social Inclusion, (8) Gender Equity. For an overview see here.

An exemplary project is the Pilot Project Empowering Young People– Connecting Europe The aim of the project was to support reconciliation and excellence through education and training targeting the youth of the Danube Region. Active citizenship, creativity and intercultural dialogue should be supported through innovative and joint teaching programmes for students in the Danube Region. The project focused on new approaches at school level with regards to students’ empowerment to act as self-reliant citizens and entrepreneurs.

The PA 9 has been instrumental in gathering comprehensive information people and skills in the Danube Region with its Danube Region Monitor presenting detailed indicators on economic development, labour markets, population, migration and educational developments.