Digital health and life sciences employers, workers and representatives are invited to contribute to pan-European consultations shaping future workforce training and development across Europe. 

The problem 

A growing mismatch between academic training and business needs impact employers’ talent pools and means companies are competing for the best talent, as learning and development programmes are fragmented. Talent shortages have direct impacts for workers who are required to keep up-to-date and develop hybrid skills in fast moving environments, with impacts on their workloads.  

Initial research by the BRIGHTskills consortium highlighted a clear trend: employers face strong competition to attract workers with the right workplace skills in areas such as leadership, digital and AI technologies, research and development, compliance and regulatory affairs, and environmental sustainability (including green manufacturing).  

 At the same time, research findings indicate that academic programmes must be multidisciplinary and ensure that students possess a combination of technical, regulatory and soft skills upon graduation. For those already in the workplace, new skills and competencies can only be gained by continuous professional development gained with courses that are aligned with their sector of activity, their role and experience levels.  

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 Your input is needed to address workforce challenges 

The European Skills Strategy for the European Health Industry and the associated trainings can only be successful if they are aligned with real-business requirements. Your investment is crucial to validate findings from our initial research and to make sure that BRIGHTskills delivers real value for employers and workers.  

 Employer-led and workforce intelligence is essential to ensuring that skills initiatives remain relevant and impactful. These focus groups directly support coordinated European action to address health industry skills needs. Your insights will inform a market-informed European Skills Strategy and guide the development of future training programmes aligned with industry needs. 

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Why should I participate?  

 Each focus group is dedicated to specific skills gap identified by preliminary labour market research undertaken by the BRIGHTskills partners. By participating you will: 

 Ensure national industry perspectives are represented at European level 

• Contribute evidence on workforce challenges and skills shortages 

• Help shape future training offers relevant to real business needs 

• Support sector competitiveness, innovation, and workforce resilience 

 The 1-hour online pan-European focus groups will gather perspectives from employers, managers and workers on current and emerging workforce skills gaps in their companies. 

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What will the Focus Groups discuss? 

Focus Group sessions will discuss and validate preliminary BRIGHTskills labour market research findings indicting skills gaps related to: 

• The Digital Transformation 

• AI, Data Literacy and Analytics 

• Regulatory & Quality Excellence 

• Green & Sustainable Health Industry 

• Leadership & Transversal Skills 

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 Participation is free, but places are limited to ensure focused discussion. 

Visit the events page  to learn more and register your participation. 

 Who should join? 

• Employer, HR managers, Hiring Managers. 

• Workers impacted by changes associated with regulatory, green and digital demands, the emergence of generative AI.  

• Senior operational representatives, manufacturers and business leaders. 

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