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These resources and EU-funded initiatives aim to help learners of all ages from across Europe to develop digital and STEM skills and join communities to further succeed in school, at work, and in their personal lives.
Where to start
Understanding your digital competencies is the first step in mastering your digital skills and making informed decisions on how to enhance them.
Having basic digital skills means you can:
- access and analyse different types of digital content
- communicate and collaborate online
- create and edit digital content and understand copyright and licenses
- select appropriate technological solution to solve problems
- keep yourself safe and protect your digital well-being
Test your digital skills
On Europass, you can test your digital skills, receive personalised recommendation for courses, and learn how to improve your CV.
Explore study and career paths
The Digital Skills and Jobs Platform is a central hub for digital and STEM skills information across Europe. It offers a comprehensive overview of STEM study and career fields, courses and training available at EU institutions or online and the latest updates on EU initiatives.
Learn something new
Become cyber-savvy
Together with digital skill and artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity is a key pillar of building the EU’s technological sovereignty and protection. The Cyber Security Academy gathers existing cybersecurity training courses, campuses and institutes available in the EU.
Cyber4Women connects women interested in cybersecurity and covers a wide range of specialities, from threat analysis to policy development. It also serves as a place to share experience, explore business opportunities, and grow a professional network.
Gain skills in tech
Led by the European Institute of Technology and Innovation (EIT), the STEM Tech Talent Induction is designed to attract young people to STEM studies and carriers and to skill, upskill and reskill learners of all ages in these fields. Building on the success of the Deep Tech Talent Initiative, it will train 700 000 learners by 2028 through learning modules offered by pledgers and a roll-out of a train-the-trainer scheme.
Learning that takes you skywards
Space Career Launchpad
In space, there is space for everyone! The space sector isn’t just for astronauts and satellite engineers. It also needs lawyers, environmental experts, businesses and much more. The Space Career Launchpad is a platform listing internships and job opportunities in the space sector. You’ll also find guidance on how to gain the skills you’ll need in the sector.
EU Space Academy Learning Platform
Free and customisable online modules introducing topics from 'Understanding the Space Economy' to 'Space Technologies: Applications to Building a Space Business'. Once you finish a module, you’ll have a chance to book an individual mentoring slot with space experts.
CASSINI Space Camps
Gatherings in countries around the EU for teenagers aged 14-18 who are curious to learn more about space. They introduce aspects of the sector, from space exploration to using space technologies on Earth and how to set up your own company.
Gain experience
Digital Opportunity Traineeships
These traineeships give students and recent graduates of all disciplines the possibility to advance their digital skills, increase employability prospects, and provide them with valuable experience from abroad.
A traineeship can last anytime between 2 and 12 months, except for longer traineeships in more complex industries, such as architecture or medicine. Trainees receive on average € 500 per month. Applications are made through the Erasmus+ office at your university.
SALTO Digital
This European resource centre focuses on digital transformation in education and offers support to relevant institutions and organisations running projects connected to Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps.
SALTO Digital provides a wide range of materials, from learning resources and analysis reports to examples of good practices and guidelines. These publications tackle current trends and topics, such as STEAM, AI, combatting disinformation, digital well-being, and digital literacy.
More digital and STEM opportunities with Erasmus+
To learn more about digital opportunities under the Erasmus+ programme and receive help with your applications, contact the Erasmus+ National Agency in your country.
Entrepreneurship for everyone
Digital and STEM skills are closely connected to innovation and entrepreneurship. Resources and tools are available that support women and anyone starting their entrepreneurial journey.
Join a community
Are you passionate about STEM education and want to be part of the latest developments in digital education?
The European Digital Education Hub is a community of thousands of teachers, educators, tech experts, and innovation enthusiasts passionate about co-developing solutions for better (digital) education.
As a Hub member, you will get free access to the latest research materials, updates in emerging technologies, webinars, and mentorship networks.
Education initiatives to empower women in STEM
The EU is facing a severe gender gap in digital fields, with women making up only 1 in 3 STEM graduates (Eurostat, 2022) and 1 in 5 ICT specialists (Digital Decade Progress Report, 2024).
This gender gap limits individual opportunities and deprives the EU of crucial talent and diverse perspectives that are essential for technological advancement.
For the European Commission, empowering more girls and women to pursue studies and careers in STEM is a major EU priority.
Girls Go STEM
Girls Go STEM is a free online learning platform which trains 14-19-year-old girls in STEM and entrepreneurial skills. The initiative is led by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). It builds on the success of Girls Go Circular, which has trained over 80 000 girls across Europe, many who have gone on to pursue studies and careers in STEM fields.
The platform is available in 24 languages. It offers learning modules on sustainable extraction, consumption, and reuse of natural resources in food, health, manufacturing and other industries.
To ensure long-term impact, the initiative also trains teachers and helps schools build their capacity for more inclusive STEM education.