The skill training alliance for the future European rail system

Our approach

1. Our ambition

SERAS, the Single European Rail Area of Skills Alliance project addresses workforce and skills shortages, skills adaptation needs related to the digital and green transitions and the development of a more harmonised European Railway Skills Ecosystem. As an open Alliance, bringing together all relevant stakeholders, SERAS aims to create a resilient, future proof and highly skilled railway workforce that meets the sector’s challenges and evolving demands.

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2. Partners

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3. Project objectives

Building the railway skills ecosystem for the Single European Railway Area:

Improve employability and attractiveness

Provide skill intelligence and forecasting

Tackle workforce shortages and skills gaps

Innovate railway education and training

Promote learning mobility across borders

Sustaining and expanding the Alliance

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4. Work Packages

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The work plan is structured into 8 connected Work Packages (WPs) to ensure the successful execution of the project’s objectives, covering all relevant aspects, from project management and skills intelligence to the development of training programmes, workforce upskilling, and policy recommendations.

Co-funded by the
Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union

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