This policy brief has four sections:

A. The impact of the digital transition
B. Professional qualifications and the wider labour market context
C. Developments in the higher education sector
D. The legacy of Brexit

In March 2022, thanks to the mass vaccination programmes, the ‘post-pandemic’ is in sight – at least in Europe. Hopefully, no new ‘variants of concern’ will appear.

In the months since EUA’s last policy briefing, Europe’s recovery agenda has become clearer. The focus on digitalisation is sharper and other developments already in train have accelerated. Questions of training and qualification are back into the spotlight – in an EU labour market now smaller as a result of Brexit. As usual in times of labour market disruption, higher education is called upon to respond rapidly and innovatively to evolving perceptions of employability.

Recognition of professional qualifications April 2022

Howard Davies

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