26/02/2026
On 25 February, TRAILS took part in the First European Labour Market Intelligence & Resilience Cluster Meeting, bringing together nine EU-funded projects working under the common theme of labour market transformation.
Representing TRAILS, Alicia Gaban (EARLALL) participated in the discussions on behalf of the consortium, contributing to a forward-looking exchange on how Europe can strengthen its labour market intelligence systems and transition towards more proactive, AI-driven policymaking.
The meeting aimed to lay the foundations for structured collaboration among projects addressing skills intelligence, mismatch detection, reskilling systems, labour mobility, and policy design. While each initiative approaches transformation from a distinct angle — green transition, digitalisation, globalisation, and demographic change — all share the objective of supporting informed policymaking and sustainable employment across Europe.
A central theme of the discussion was the need to move beyond reactive labour market monitoring towards anticipatory, data-driven and AI-supported policy design. Participants explored how combining methodologies, tools, and datasets could strengthen the full labour market policy cycle — from intelligence generation to implementation, evaluation, and resilience-building.
Within the cluster, TRAILS was positioned as part of a complementary “skills intelligence trio” alongside Skillspulse and Link4Skills. Together, these initiatives contribute AI-driven, data-intensive insights for:
By integrating advanced analytics with policy-relevant outputs, TRAILS supports the development of more responsive and forward-looking labour market strategies.
The meeting also highlighted the importance of interoperability, standardisation, and trustworthy AI-by-design principles to ensure that tools developed across projects can be aligned and potentially integrated into broader European observatory frameworks.
Collectively, the nine projects span the entire labour market policy chain:
This comprehensive coverage creates strong potential for collaboration that extends beyond the lifetime of individual projects.
In the coming months, the cluster will organise thematic online workshops to deepen cooperation and identify concrete areas for joint action. A joint event with European institutions is also under consideration, with the aim of presenting a synthesis of findings and demonstrating the added value of coordinated labour market intelligence initiatives.
TRAILS looks forward to continuing this collaboration and contributing to a more resilient, data-informed, and future-oriented European labour market ecosystem.
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101132673
