Periodic Reporting for period 1 - CCAM-ERAS (CCAM-Employment Realization through the Acquisition of Skills (CCAM-ERAS))
Berichtszeitraum: 2024-06-01 bis 2025-07-31
The CCAM-ERAS project anticipates the labour market challenges that will accompany the deployment of Connected, Cooperative, and Automated Mobility (CCAM). Its main ambition is to ensure that Europe captures the benefits of large-scale CCAM adoption while limiting negative effects. The project also seeks to build a more inclusive transport system, tackling gender imbalance, improving accessibility for vulnerable groups, and raising awareness among stakeholders and the wider public.To achieve this, CCAM-ERAS will create a European stakeholder community that focuses on the socio-economic and skills dimensions of CCAM. This network will provide a long-term platform for dialogue between industry, policymakers, and education providers. Alongside it, an innovation radar will monitor technological progress, identifying developments with the greatest impact on employment and skills.
The project will also deliver an interactive online tool to estimate employment effects under different scenarios, using the E3ME macro-econometric model. In addition, a social impact assessment model for passenger and freight transport will analyse wider economic and social consequences.Based on use cases from the innovation radar, CCAM-ERAS will propose new curricula, lifelong learning initiatives, and reskilling and upskilling programmes. These measures will prepare the workforce for new roles, reduce the risk of job displacement, and ensure that technological progress translates into shared opportunities.The results will converge in a roadmap that outlines strategies for the socio-economic transition to CCAM. It will highlight prerequisites for job growth, identify innovation opportunities, and anticipate future skills demand, while also addressing risks such as job relocation and unemployment.By leaving behind a stakeholder community, an innovation radar, impact assessment tools, and education proposals, CCAM-ERAS ensures that its benefits extend beyond the project’s lifetime. It offers policymakers, industry, and educators the knowledge and instruments needed for a fair and sustainable transition. In doing so, it recognises that the deployment of CCAM is not only a technological challenge but also a social one, requiring preparedness, inclusiveness, and a long-term vision.
The project will also deliver an interactive online tool to estimate employment effects under different scenarios, using the E3ME macro-econometric model. In addition, a social impact assessment model for passenger and freight transport will analyse wider economic and social consequences.Based on use cases from the innovation radar, CCAM-ERAS will propose new curricula, lifelong learning initiatives, and reskilling and upskilling programmes. These measures will prepare the workforce for new roles, reduce the risk of job displacement, and ensure that technological progress translates into shared opportunities.The results will converge in a roadmap that outlines strategies for the socio-economic transition to CCAM. It will highlight prerequisites for job growth, identify innovation opportunities, and anticipate future skills demand, while also addressing risks such as job relocation and unemployment.By leaving behind a stakeholder community, an innovation radar, impact assessment tools, and education proposals, CCAM-ERAS ensures that its benefits extend beyond the project’s lifetime. It offers policymakers, industry, and educators the knowledge and instruments needed for a fair and sustainable transition. In doing so, it recognises that the deployment of CCAM is not only a technological challenge but also a social one, requiring preparedness, inclusiveness, and a long-term vision.
During the first 14 months of the project, substantial progress has been achieved across all work packages, with most tasks already initiated.
Community Engagement (WP2) - The CCAM-ERAS project has successfully launched activities to build and expand its community. A major milestone has been the creation of a functioning stakeholder community and database, ensuring broad engagement across industry, education, policy, and social partners. The first Community Meeting in Brussels brought together stakeholders to discuss labor market, societal, and regulatory perspectives, providing valuable insights for subsequent work packages.
Innovation and Analytical Foundations (WP3) - WP3 has advanced the development of the Innovation Radar and delivered important analytical outputs, including the CCAM Scan, the PESTLE analysis, and the selection of six use cases for both passenger and freight transport.
Measuring and Forecasting CCAM Impacts (WP4) - WP4 has laid the foundations for assessing the socio-economic and employment impacts of CCAM. This includes the supply chain mapping, the definition of assumption on labor and skills effects and conducting extensive stakeholder and users research across several European countries to identify the broader societal effects of CCAM deployment.
Labor Market and Skills Development (WP5) WP5 has focused on analyzing skills mismatches and competence needs, directly linking labor market analysis and educational needs with the selected use cases.
Communication and Dissemination (WP7)- WP7 has been instrumental in increasing project visibility and outreach. Key achievements include the launch of the project website, social media channels, and a communication plan. Ongoing efforts focus on showcasing results, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring effective communication and dissemination throughout the project’s lifecycle.
Community Engagement (WP2) - The CCAM-ERAS project has successfully launched activities to build and expand its community. A major milestone has been the creation of a functioning stakeholder community and database, ensuring broad engagement across industry, education, policy, and social partners. The first Community Meeting in Brussels brought together stakeholders to discuss labor market, societal, and regulatory perspectives, providing valuable insights for subsequent work packages.
Innovation and Analytical Foundations (WP3) - WP3 has advanced the development of the Innovation Radar and delivered important analytical outputs, including the CCAM Scan, the PESTLE analysis, and the selection of six use cases for both passenger and freight transport.
Measuring and Forecasting CCAM Impacts (WP4) - WP4 has laid the foundations for assessing the socio-economic and employment impacts of CCAM. This includes the supply chain mapping, the definition of assumption on labor and skills effects and conducting extensive stakeholder and users research across several European countries to identify the broader societal effects of CCAM deployment.
Labor Market and Skills Development (WP5) WP5 has focused on analyzing skills mismatches and competence needs, directly linking labor market analysis and educational needs with the selected use cases.
Communication and Dissemination (WP7)- WP7 has been instrumental in increasing project visibility and outreach. Key achievements include the launch of the project website, social media channels, and a communication plan. Ongoing efforts focus on showcasing results, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring effective communication and dissemination throughout the project’s lifecycle.
During the first 14 months of CCAM-ERAS, substantial progress has been made across all work packages, laying a solid foundation for the project’s full deployment. Key achievements include:
- Community Building and Stakeholder Engagement (WP2)
- Establishment of a functioning CCAM-ERAS Stakeholder Community bringing together industry, education providers, policymakers, social partners, and civil society.
- Innovation and Analytical Foundations (WP3)
- Completion of the CCAM Scan & PESTLE Analysis, identifying political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental drivers influencing CCAM uptake.
- Development of the first iteration of the Innovation Radar, establishing a methodology to detect emerging CCAM technologies, assess innovation maturity, and identify key innovators.
- Finalisation of six use cases for passenger and freight transport, aligned with real-world deployments and ongoing EU projects.
Employment, Skills and Socio-Economic Impact Analysis (WP4)
-Delivery of a Supply-Chain Mapping Report and scenario assumptions, identifying sectors and occupations most affected by CCAM deployment.
-Completion of skills forecasting groundwork through literature review, stakeholder consultations, interviews, and survey deployment.
- Societal impact research through 1,083 citizen survey responses (five countries) and 14 expert interviews, identifying public concerns, acceptance barriers, and equity implications.
Skills Mismatch Assessment and Labour Market Needs (WP5)
- Analysis of the implications of CCAM on the six use cases.
- Identification of emerging occupations, skills mismatches, and workforce transformation needs.
- Development of occupation and competence profiles to support future training scheme design.
- Community Building and Stakeholder Engagement (WP2)
- Establishment of a functioning CCAM-ERAS Stakeholder Community bringing together industry, education providers, policymakers, social partners, and civil society.
- Innovation and Analytical Foundations (WP3)
- Completion of the CCAM Scan & PESTLE Analysis, identifying political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental drivers influencing CCAM uptake.
- Development of the first iteration of the Innovation Radar, establishing a methodology to detect emerging CCAM technologies, assess innovation maturity, and identify key innovators.
- Finalisation of six use cases for passenger and freight transport, aligned with real-world deployments and ongoing EU projects.
Employment, Skills and Socio-Economic Impact Analysis (WP4)
-Delivery of a Supply-Chain Mapping Report and scenario assumptions, identifying sectors and occupations most affected by CCAM deployment.
-Completion of skills forecasting groundwork through literature review, stakeholder consultations, interviews, and survey deployment.
- Societal impact research through 1,083 citizen survey responses (five countries) and 14 expert interviews, identifying public concerns, acceptance barriers, and equity implications.
Skills Mismatch Assessment and Labour Market Needs (WP5)
- Analysis of the implications of CCAM on the six use cases.
- Identification of emerging occupations, skills mismatches, and workforce transformation needs.
- Development of occupation and competence profiles to support future training scheme design.