LeADS

Leading Europe’s Advanced Digital Skills by providing knowledge, guidance and best practices to shape the digital future

In the past decade, advanced technologies have made significant progress, presenting challenges where digital skills play a crucial role in employment and societal engagement. Despite progress during the Covid-19 pandemic, Europe (EU) still faces difficulties in addressing digital skill gaps and providing high-quality training. The 2022 DESI report indicates that only 54% of Europeans aged 16-74 possess basic digital skills, while the target for 2030 is at least 80%. To address this, LeADS, part of the Digital Europe Programme, aims to understand changing demands for Advanced Digital Skills (ADS) and provide roadmaps and guidelines to education and training communities. LeADS will align interventions with market gaps, collaborate with industries for training and upskilling the workforce and communities.