Skills Needs

Documents

1. 

   Skills for Innovation in the chemical industry

   01 December 2010

   In the final report of the European Commission’s High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the European Chemical Industry published in July 2009, three recommendations were made in the area of human resources. In order to address these recommendations, in September 2009 Cefic initiated a study which aimed to investigate the critical – business, personal, scientific and technical – skills that scientists and engineers will need to boost innovation in the European chemical industry of the future. Additionally, suggestions for changes in higher educational curricula and life long learning programmes were formulated.

   

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   Shifting Gears for a New EU Industrial Partnership Manifesto

   09 February 2010

   Endowed with skills, knowledge and a highly innovative and competitive industrial base, Europe has a major responsibility and a major opportunity to ensure the necessary transition to sustainable, global growth. This is why the Alliance for a Competitive European Industry calls for a new industrial partnership between the EU and its major industries.

   

3. 

   Final report of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the European Chemicals industry

   01 April 2009

   Delivering the HLG results in the regions: follow-up Conference of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the European chemicals industry.
   
   Download the brief summary of the report from the High Level Group
   
   

   

4. 

   Horizon 2015: perspectives for European chemical industry

   30 March 2004

   Executive summary of the chemical industry 2015: roads to the future. A study by the European Chemical Industry Council