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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.

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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)