12/10/2026
This week, the fifth DARYA High-Level Group meeting will bring together Deputy Ministers and senior officials in education and labour from five Central Asian countries to link skills with EU Global Gateway investments.
๐ค Representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will meet in Ashgabat to explore how skills development in the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor can support lasting economic and social benefits, including jobs and opportunities for young people in Central Asia.
The meeting will also review the achievements of the EU-funded DARYA programme, including regional cooperation on qualifications, occupational profiles, labour market intelligence and teacher development, while shaping future cooperation through a Regional Skills Roadmap.
ETF Director, Pilvi Torsti says:
๐จ๏ธ โGlobal Gateway investments, including in the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor, will deliver only if people are trained to run them and qualifications are understood across borders. There is no competitiveness without competences, and there is no return on economic and human capital investment without skills.โ
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