Green skills have been in the limelight for quite some time now. They are seen in many quarters as something akin to ICT skills: not just as specialist knowledge, but as key competencies that underlie a vast swathe of jobs across sectors. But the present crisis is leading to cutbacks in education and training, affecting the development of such skills. What can be done to convince employers and training providers to change tack.A team from Cedefop is presenting conclusions from its latest research on the green economy in the upcoming Cedefop/OECD “Skills for a low carbon economy” forum (27 February).
The study focuses on the availability of green skills in eight EU countries, which are at different stages of developing sustainable economies. The 9 jobs it examines in depth cover the entire educational spectrum, from nanotechnologists to energy auditors to recycling collectors.
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