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TereEdastan volinike kirja.Reg. number: 14-4/1298Reg. kuupäev:
20.12.2022Sisu: Rahvusliku koordinaatori nimetamine (European Year of
Skills)Vastata palutakse hiljemalt 31. jaanuariks 2023.Heade soovidega--
Kersti NeemeEesti alaline esindus EL juuresSekretär
MARGRETHE VESTAGER MARGARITIS SCHINAS NICOLAS SCHMIT
Executive Vice-President Vice-President Commissioner
A Europe Fit for the Digital Age Promoting our European Way of Life Jobs and Social Rights
Brussels, 19/12/2022
Ares(2022) empl.b.2(2022)9596526
Dear Minister,
At the EPSCO meeting of 8 December the Council agreed its position on the proposal for
a decision made by the Commission to designate 2023 the European Year of Skills (‘the
Year’). We value this step and wish to congratulate EPSCO Ministers for the swift
handling of the procedure.
Looking ahead, we would like to raise with you a specific issue foreseen in the draft
decision that relates to coordination and involvement at national level. This is a crucial
aspect to meet the general objective of the Year, namely to help address skills shortages
in the EU by further promoting a mindset of reskilling and upskilling in the European
workforce.
For the Year to have an impact, it will be essential to strengthen cooperation and leverage
efforts at European, national, regional and local levels. Therefore, it will be key to work
closely across institutions and policy domains, as well as with social partners and
stakeholders to make training a reality on the ground.
Therefore, we welcome the support EPSCO Ministers have expressed to prepare, deliver
on and promote the Year, because as stated in the draft decision, the organisation of the
European Year at national and regional level is a responsibility of the Member States.
To this end and in line with the proposed decision, we would like to invite your
government to appoint a national coordinator, empowered to represent a government-
wide view, who can raise general awareness of the Year, can coordinate and promote
relevant activities at national and regional level. The national coordinator will be
encouraged to draw on the expertise of national representatives in existing networks and
stakeholder groups at EU level and could be the same person as the one nominated for
the Structured Dialogue on digital education and skills, launched in 2021, if applicable to
your Member State. The coordinator shall also liaise with the Representations of the
Commission in the Member States and represent the Member State in meetings at EU
level.
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Mr Peep Peterson
Minister of Health and Labour
Estonia
Given the specific responsibilities of the national coordinator, experience in national
labour market policies would be of great value. Moreover, the national coordinator would
ideally have knowledge of national public and private sector actors involved in skills
development, notably social partners and public employment services, and be placed in a
horizontal service close to the Prime Minister’s Office. Although the focus of the
discussions will obviously be in the field of skills development, it is important that the
coordinator has the adequate seniority level to be able to engage your Member State in
cross-policy work, bringing together expertise from employment, as well as financing or
education policies to ensure a comprehensive approach in the implementation of the Year
in every Member State, with concrete positive impact on the ground.
We would be grateful if you could communicate your nomination by 31 January 2023 to
the following e-mail address:
[email protected]. Please note
that meetings with national coordinators will primarily be held in an online format.
Thank you in advance for your support in making the European Year of Skills a
collective success.
Yours sincerely,
Margrethe VESTAGER Margaritis SCHINAS Nicolas SCHMIT