EU Talent Pool IT Platform
INITIATIVEHuman Capital, Skills & Talent Mobility
It will be an EU-wide, voluntary platform matching employers with third-country jobseekers for EU-wide shortage occupations, complementing Talent Partnerships. It reuses EURES components, provides immigration and qualification-recognition guidance, and offers National Contact Point support to improve transparency and matching. A Secretariat, Steering Group and common technical standards ensure governance, interoperability and monitoring. Once adopted by co-legislators, the platform will be set up and rolled out across participating Member States, with a harmonised shortage list and safeguards against unfair recruitment. The initiative is part of the Union of Skills agenda to boost legal pathways and address labour shortages while protecting fair work.