The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Skills and Training Working Group was formed in 2020 to identify a framework for building competence and capabilities for the EOSC. This report presents results of the Working Group’s analysis in relation to four key areas that form the major sections of the report:

• Developing the next generation of FAIR and open science professionals
• Collaborating to enhance digital skills for FAIR and open science in future
• Building a trusted and long-lasting knowledge hub of learning and training resources and related tools
• Influencing national open science policy for skills by supporting strategic leaders

The report makes recommendations for future work by stakeholders  to achieve the vision of the EOSC and to maximize research internationally. 

Corporate authors: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (European Commission), EOSC Executive Board

Personal authors (Members of the EOSC Skills and Training Working Group): Natalia Manola (OpenAIRE); Emma Lazzeri, (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche);  Michelle Barker (OECD Expert Group on Building Digital Workforce Capability for Data Intensive Science);  Iryna Kuchma (EIFL), Vinciane Gaillard and Lennart Stoy (European University Association) 

EIFL Open Access Programme Manager Iryna Kuchma served as a Rapporteur for the EOSC Skills and Training Working Group in 2020.