Introduction to the CCAM Employment & Skills Observatory

The rise of Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM) is transforming the way people and goods move across Europe. But beyond smarter vehicles and digital infrastructure, CCAM is driving a transformation of jobs, skills, and careers in the transport sector and beyond.

This transformation brings opportunity — but also uncertainty. How will jobs change? Which skills will be in demand? And how can we ensure that no one is left behind?

Putting people at the heart of the CCAM transition

To address these challenges, RESKILLING adopts a social innovation–driven approach. Beyond technological developments promoted by experts or public authorities, the project places workers and stakeholders at the centre of the transition. By actively involving transport professionals, social partners, policymakers, industry representatives, and education providers, RESKILLING aims to co-create realistic and socially acceptable pathways towards a just transition for transport human capital.

Understanding the societal, socio-economic, and environmental dimensions of CCAM is essential. RESKILLING therefore examines in depth the wide range of professions linked to CCAM services for the mobility of people and goods, taking into account different social contexts and geographical realities across Europe.

RESKILLING combines cutting-edge research with strong stakeholder engagement to turn knowledge into action. By analysing labour-market trends, modelling future employment scenarios, and capturing insights from across Europe, the project builds a robust evidence base to support smart decision-making.

Introducing the CCAM Employment & Skills Observatory

One of RESKILLING’s flagship outcomes is the CCAM Employment & Skills Observatory, an innovative, AI-powered knowledge hub designed to make sense of the workforce transformation driven by CCAM.

The Observatory will:

1) map jobs and roles affected by CCAM deployment,

2) highlight emerging professions and future skill needs,

3) offer tailored insights for different stakeholder groups, from industry and policymakers to education providers and workers.

At its core lies an advanced knowledge graph, linking multiple data sources through a dedicated ontology and powering intelligent search and recommendation services. The result? A living, evolving platform that delivers personalised, actionable knowledge — exactly when and where it is needed.

At its core, the Observatory is built as a document-centric knowledge repository that organises heterogeneous sources (e.g., academic publications, reports, datasets, etc) and enables semantic access through an multi-agent AI-powered search engine. Rather than relying on a knowledge graph as the primary mechanism, the system uses chunk-based document processing, dense vector embeddings and retrieval-augmented generation to retrieve the most relevant evidence and produce grounded responses. The outcome is a continuously extendable platform that supports stakeholder-specific exploration and decision support by returning transparent, document-based insights aligned with the scope of CCAM employment and skills.

What’s next?

The CCAM Employment & Skills Observatory is being developed hand-in-hand with RESKILLING’s research and stakeholder community, and strategic partnerships with industry, education, and public authorities will further strengthen its impact.

Stay tuned!

Exciting updates, new insights, and the first features of the Observatory are coming soon. Follow RESKILLING as we shape the future of work in automated mobility — together.