Torino Global Skills Summit 2026
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The Torino Global Skills Summit, titled «Global Skills for Local Development», is an international summit on the role of skills in the future of education, training and work, organised by the EU agency ETF (European Training Foundation), which is based at Villa Gualino in Turin. The event is held at the OGR in Turin from 23 to 25 November 2026 and brings together more than 250 delegates from three continents and 80 speakers [1].
Presentation and patronage
The summit was presented on 10 November 2026 in the Sala Carpanini. The initiative has received an honorary certificate with the award of the Medal of the President of the Republic. It is organised in cooperation with the Piedmont Region and the European Parliament, under the patronage of the European Commission and the City of Turin [1].
Aims and participants
For three days, policymakers, financial and international institutions, representatives of businesses and trade unions, teachers, researchers and young people take part. Delegations come from EU member states, the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, the southern Mediterranean, Central Asia and Africa, with the aim of defining shared methods for identifying, developing and formally recognising new professional skills [1].
The summit is part of the European Vocational Skills Week programme and is a pillar of the «Union of Skills» strategy, launched in 2025 by the European Commission, which aims to strengthen vocational training, support lifelong learning and promote the mutual recognition of qualifications among member states and partner countries [1].
The presentation was attended by ETF director Pilvi Torsti, the president of the Piedmont Region, Alberto Cirio, the mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, and ETF Special Advisor Massimo Gaudina [1].
Related events
Among the initiatives linked to the summit is «Your Skills, Your Voice - Youth Skills Citizen's Lab», a participatory workshop promoted by Europe Direct Torino, the Metropolitan City of Turin's European information centre, in cooperation with the ETF. The event, held on 12 November 2026 at the Metropolitan City of Turin's headquarters, involved students from the Liceo Vittoria and the Istituto Russell-Moro-Guarini, who were asked to put forward proposals on artificial intelligence, inclusion and the new skills required by the world of work, to be shared with European institutions through the European Citizens' Participation Platform. A group of students takes part in the 24 and 25 November sessions at the OGR [2].
Sources
- TorinoOggi — 10 November 2026
- Città metropolitana di Torino — 10 November 2026