By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

In its work to contribute to substantially increasing the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship, the Council of Europe’s Education Department has organised activities on foreign language acquisition and developed standards and tools in this area. Plurilingual competences enable people to be better prepared for employment, for further study, as well as to participate fully as citizens.