Low-skilled individuals and disadvantaged groups—such as migrants, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities—often struggle to find employment, especially as automation and digital technologies replace many low-skilled roles. In today’s job market, transversal skills like communication, adaptability, and teamwork are essential. Yet many individuals are unaware of these informal skills or how to apply them. Helping people recognize and use their soft skills is key to improving employability and promoting inclusive workforce participation.
Valits 2.0 a transversal solution
VALITS 2.0 is an EU project focused on supporting low-skilled individuals and disadvantaged groups by helping them identify, strengthen, and apply their informal transversal skills in the competitive European job market. Unlike formal qualifications, these soft skills—such as adaptability, communication, and teamwork—often go unrecognized, yet they are essential for employment.
The Self-Assesment Tool
Everyone possesses informal transversal skills—abilities like teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal interaction—gained through life and work experiences outside of formal education. These skills are crucial across many job sectors, especially for low-skilled individuals and disadvantaged groups, as they often serve as a gateway to employment.
The Self-Assessment Tool is designed to help users identify and validate these vital soft skills. By recognizing their own strengths, users can confidently present them to potential employers.
Why use the tool?
For many job seekers, especially those lacking formal qualifications, understanding and showcasing transversal skills can be the key to accessing job opportunities
Learning Guide for Developing Informal Transversal Skills
After completing the Self-Assessment Tool, users receive a personalized overview of their informal transversal skills, backed by a credible skills certificate. This insight highlights their strengths and reveals areas for improvement.
But what comes next? That’s where the VALITS 2.0 Learning Guide comes in.
The Learning Guide provides users with customized learning pathways to further develop their skills based on their individual assessment results. It offers access to a variety of upskilling opportunities, including:
Whether you’re looking to grow your skills or improve job readiness, the VALITS 2.0 Learning Guide is your personalized roadmap to career development and inclusion in today’s evolving job market.
Project results and publications
This section presents the key outputs and findings of the VALITS 2.0 project, developed to support the recognition and development of informal transversal skills for improved employability.
Here, you will find all intellectual outputs, including detailed research studies, guides, and tools created by the project partners.
Jobs and Skills Report
An in-depth analysis of current labor market trends, highlighting the importance of transversal skills in the evolving European job landscape.
Survey Report
A comprehensive overview of the skills gaps and challenges faced by low-skilled and disadvantaged groups, based on data collected across partner countries