About the project

The overall objective of TalentNorth is to co-design, pilot, and establish a new, improved, joint cross-border collaboration to attract people to Go North for a greener, better future. We are building an Arctic cross-border model and cooperation for talent attraction and retainment by systematically diagnosing needs, piloting and innovating solutions, and embedding proven tools into long-term educational and training strategies, lifelong learning offers and marketing campaigns. The project entails collaborative efforts to build coordination around keeping talents in the North through improved capacities and knowledge of practitioners in the field. The aim is to permanently establish our collaboration in a joint model for better practices and services in the field of attraction, welcome, integration, and retention of global talent to the Arctic. This objective is achieved through four WPs:

-Diagnose and Map:WP1 establishes a shared, evidence-based understanding of regional skill and training needs and current practices through a cross-border baseline study, focus groups and surveys, and stakeholder workshops, creating a foundational knowledge base for targeted action.

-Innovate and Test:WP2 uses this diagnosis to co-design and pilot concrete, innovative interventions, such as cross-border internships and talent mobility schemes, in "living labs" with municipalities and employers, directly addressing identified gaps.

-Systematize and Embed:WP3 evaluates pilots, transforming successful results into a model with transferable toolkits, policy briefs, and accredited micro-courses to ensure knowledge is retained and applied beyond the project's lifespan.

-Promote and Attract:WP4 builds on WP1-3, promoting the Arctic as a unified talent destination and facilitating internal talent mobility,thereby finding permanent ways to co-operate with talent attraction activities and marketing communication activities supporting talent mobility and retention in the TalentNorthregion.