<< Background >>USWE was launched to update the descriptions of the VET profiles in the Shipbuilding Sector registered in ESCO .The purpose was to update the most demanded VET profiles to include the emerging skills request by European shipyards. USWE also wanted to adapt the sectoral VET profiles to the demands of industry 4.0 and to the environmental regulations.For that purposes, USWE had given relevance to the transversal and green skills so necessary for the exploitation of industry 4.0 technologies.<< Objectives >>The general objective was to provide evidence of skill needs in the Shipbuilding Sector. It was divided into smaller operative objectives:O1: Gather and interpret evidence of skills needs.O2: Analyse trends and challenges impacting the sector.O3: Assess the skills gaps and mismatches .O4: Analyse the impact of such skills needs on growth and employment.O5: Analyse major trends affecting interrelated sectors to capture potential spill overs.O6: Identify needs in terms of training provision.<< Implementation >>USWE was executed through:Analyse the skills management situation in the sector.Forecast trends and challenges.Describe the production process to identify phases, activities and skills.Gather information from stakeholders to validate the proposals of USWE.Adopt some EU Tools as supportive models for our work.Analyse the European Shipyards’ and Online Agencies' job offers.Write the description of the 25 most demanded VET Profiles.Write recommendations for policy makers and stakeholders.<< Results >>We consider that among the number of results achieved by USWE, the following ones are the most relevant:R1: Analysis of the State of the Art regarding sectoral skills management.R2: Identification of drivers of change and the impact of Industry 4.0R3: Adoption of a Sectoral Taxonomy of 50 VET ProfilesR4: Descriptions of 25 VET Profiles for European Shipyards, for Training Providers and for VET studentsR5: Recommendations for stakeholders and policymakers and new European projects proposal