Confederation of Danish Employers

Key messages: DA supports the development of for a more flexible and digital recognition of qualifications to promote labour mobility across the EU and attract workers from countries outside the EU. DA fully supports initiatives that support labour mobility, strengthen the functioning of the internal market and enhance European competitiveness by making skills and qualifications more transparent, comparable and…

The Confederation of Danish Employers (DA) appreciates the oppor-tunity to provide input on the Commissions call for evidence on the upcoming European strategy for vocational education and training. DA welcomes the Commissions ambition to promote vocational edu-cation and training programmes, to tackle labour and skills shortages and mismatches and boost European competitiveness.

Please see attached file. We share the goal of a stronger, more resilient European Union capable of addressing shared challenges. However, this must not come at the cost of Europes productive base. Introducing new EU-level fiscal burdens and expanding the administrative apparatus risk sending the wrong signal to investors and innovators at a critical juncture.

Please see DA's response in the attachment. DA's main messages: Give ELA a clear mandate to contribute to the EUs strategic priorities of improving competitiveness and reducing administrative burdens The revised mandate for ELA must be compatible with national labour market models with respect for collective agreements between social partners Maintain that all operational activities carried out by ELA remain…