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Draft SRIA 2026: Skills and talent

Draft SRIA 2026 overview / Cross-cutting chapters

Draft for consultation. This is the draft Strategic Research and Industry Agenda of the second phase of the public consultation, not an adopted agenda: chapters, goals and figures may change.

Source: Strategic Research and Industry Agenda (SRIA) for quantum technologies, Draft for the second phase of the public consultation (Quantum Flagship, 306 pages, PDF dated 2026-09-19). Summaries are in our own words; years, figures and targets are as stated, with the page.

Public consultation: closed on 2026-10-02, as stated on qt.eu. Comments were collected per chapter through the consultation page. qt.eu gives 2 October 2026 as the closing date for every chapter (consultation page and news post of 19 September 2026, read on 27 October 2026); the draft PDF (page 145) states 16 to 30 September. Responses went through one form per chapter on the consultation page.

Calls the workforce the precondition for every other goal; finds that awareness starts late, industry experience is thin, the gender gap is severe and talent flows to the US, and sets objectives to 2030 with indicative targets and a guidance process.

In the draft
Chapter 10: Skills and Talent
Pages
264–275
Themes
Skills and talent, International cooperation

Goals and milestones

Timeline of Skills and talent in the draft SRIANumbered items by year. 2028: 4; 2030: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.2026202720282029203020312032203320342035412356
Squares are goals, circles are dated milestones; the numbers match the list below.

Showing 6 of 6 items.

  1. Milestone direction to 2030

    Raise the share of bachelor and master’s students with hands-on industry experience from about 20% to more than 60%.

    Draft SRIA, page 272

    What the portal shows today

    This goal maps to no technology family, so the portal has no direct count for it; see the related pages of the chapter.

  2. Milestone direction to 2030

    Cut the share of programmes reporting fewer than 10% women enrolled from 59% to below 10%.

    Draft SRIA, page 272

    What the portal shows today

    This goal maps to no technology family, so the portal has no direct count for it; see the related pages of the chapter.

  3. Milestone direction to 2030

    Move quantum literacy from minimal, ad hoc efforts to widespread pilot initiatives that bring quantum into secondary curricula and public engagement.

    Draft SRIA, page 272

    What the portal shows today

    This goal maps to no technology family, so the portal has no direct count for it; see the related pages of the chapter.

  4. Milestone 2027–2028

    Adopt common guidance for EU-funded quantum education, mobility, recruitment and knowledge security, with model provisions for calls, internships and fellowships.

    Draft SRIA, page 273

    What the portal shows today

    This goal maps to no technology family, so the portal has no direct count for it; see the related pages of the chapter.

  5. Goal objectives to 2030

    Adopt the Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies (CFQT) as the common reference for curricula, qualifications and job roles.

    Draft SRIA, page 269

    What the portal shows today

    This goal maps to no technology family, so the portal has no direct count for it; see the related pages of the chapter.

  6. Goal objectives to 2030

    Make the EU a destination of choice for quantum careers, with simpler recruitment and visas, moving the net talent flow with the US toward balance from a six-fold outward asymmetry.

    Draft SRIA, pages 269 to 272

    What the portal shows today

    This goal maps to no technology family, so the portal has no direct count for it; see the related pages of the chapter.

KPIs as stated in the draft

KPIs of Skills and talent: values as stated in the draft
Objective and indicator2026 baseline2030 target2035 targetPage
Quantum literacy Member States embedding quantum in secondary curricula, and reach of public-engagement actionsIndicative targets with a direction to 2030 only.Minimal / ad hocWidespread pilot initiativesnot given272
Widen pipeline Share of programmes offering accredited bridging pathways for adjacent/non-STEM entrantsIndicative targets with a direction to 2030 only.Near zeroMajority of programmesnot given272
Industry integration Share of bachelor and master’s students with hands-on industry experience during their studiesIndicative targets with a direction to 2030 only.~20%>60%not given272
Diversity Share of programmes reporting <10% women enrolledIndicative targets with a direction to 2030 only.59%<10%not given272
Attract and retain Net talent flow vs. the US, and institutions able to report graduate destinationsIndicative targets with a direction to 2030 only.~6x outward asymmetryToward balance; near-universal trackingnot given272
Immigration Consistency and speed of highly-skilled/researcher permits for quantum talent across Member StatesIndicative targets with a direction to 2030 only.Uneven; concentrated in a few StatesStreamlined and consistentnot given272
Knowledge-security guidance Common mobility and knowledge-security guidance adopted by EU-funded quantum skills initiativesIndicative targets with a direction to 2030 only.Not yet in placeAdopted and referencednot given272

What the portal shows today

Read-only figures of this portal, for orientation; they are not SRIA figures and do not measure progress against the draft.

Current Flagship KPIs (SAB booklet 2025)