BeWell – A Skills Strategy for Europe’s health and care workforce

‍Aims and scope

BeWell was created to help Europe do equip current and future workers with the skills to lead the twin transitions. Led by EHMA, the initiative developed the first European Skills Strategy for the upskilling and reskilling of the health and care workforce, providing a shared roadmap for the digital and green transition. At the same time, BeWell invested directly in today’s workforce through pilot training programmes and practical learning resources, ensuring that the project delivered immediate benefits while laying the foundations for long-term workforce transformation through the Large-scale Partnership for the Health Ecosystem.

How it became possible

BeWell was built on collaboration. Rather than developing solutions in isolation, the project brought together healthcare providers, educators, policymakers, professional organisations, industry, researchers and health managers from across Europe to shape the future of the health workforce together.

The initiative combined research with extensive consultation, testing and continuous dialogue. Different perspectives were brought together, assumptions challenged, ideas tested in practice and refined collaboratively. This approach ensured that the Skills Strategy reflected not only European ambitions but also the realities of implementation across diverse health systems.

BeWell did not stop at producing a Strategy. It developed competence matrices, a Skills Monitor, policy recommendations, 25 pilot training courses and the Large-scale Partnership for the Health Ecosystem under the Pact for Skills. Together, these outputs transformed BeWell from a project into a practical framework that organisations can continue to use to strengthen their workforce and collaborate long after the project has ended.

How to get involved

The work of BeWell continues through the Pact for Skills Large-scale Partnership for the Health Ecosystem. Bringing together healthcare providers, education and training organisations, higher education and vocational education institutions, public authorities, industry, labour market actors and research organisations, the Partnership provides a platform for collaboration on the future of health workforce development across Europe.

By joining the Partnership, your organisation becomes part of a growing European community committed to strengthening digital, green and transversal skills, sharing good practice and supporting the implementation of the European Skills Strategy for the Health Ecosystem. More than 70 organisations have already joined the initiative.

Become part of the movement!