SkillsPath – Building Bridges for a Sustainable Career Future

Across Europe, many young people who are neither in employment nor in education or training face signi­fi­cant barriers when entering the labour market. Young migrants and refugees are par­ti­cu­lar­ly affected, often lacking access to suitable training and employment oppor­tu­ni­ties. SkillsPath addresses this challenge by combining tech­no­lo­gi­cal inno­va­ti­on with tailored, indi­vi­du­al support.

At the heart of the ESF+ funded project lies a social inno­va­ti­on: an AI-based com­pe­tence assess­ment tool that helps young people identify and arti­cu­la­te their skills. This tool is inte­gra­ted into a com­pre­hen­si­ve support model that includes:

• Job readiness training and deve­lo­p­ment of soft skills
• Referral to further education and training opportunities
• Individual coaching for career planning
• Employer enga­ge­ment to create tailored entry pathways

Expected Outcomes

• Improved employa­bi­li­ty of young refugees and migrants
• Better access to training and employment oppor­tu­ni­ties, espe­ci­al­ly in the green economy
• Enhanced capacity of employment services to use tech­no­lo­gy-based solutions
• Increased awareness among key stake­hol­ders of inno­va­ti­ve approa­ches to skills validation

A practical guide and toolkit show­ca­sing the SkillsPath approach, methods, and best practices will ensure long-term impact, support sca­la­bi­li­ty, and promote the transfer of this model beyond the project’s lifetime.

The project is coor­di­na­ted by the International Rescue Committee Germany, with Claudia Plaimauer from 3s con­tri­bu­ting to the adap­t­ati­on of ESCO – the European taxonomy for occu­pa­ti­ons and their necessary skills – to meet the project’s specific requirements.