Skills for a Greener Future

The shift to environmentally sustainable economies is changing industries, labour markets and skills needs. The skills, knowledge and competencies that workers need to find jobs and operate productively in the green economy, will never be the same. This online course strengthens the capacity of policy-makers, social partners, training providers and civil society organizations, from both developed and developing countries, to understand the role of skills development policies in advancing the sustainable transition to a greener future and formulate and implement strategies that contribute to improving the employability of women and men in emerging green industries. OBJECTIVES With this course, participants are exposed to the latest insights into likely occupational skill effects in declining and growing industries. In particular, participants will: • Understand the conceptual framework around the green transition, including international frameworks, drivers of skills change and the green structural transformation • Discover a series of national and sectoral policies and regulations, highlighting the role of social partners in policy formulation and implementation and the social inclusion dimension of skills policies for the green and just transition • Be introduced to skills anticipation and matching mechanisms, specifically for the changing sectors and occupations, addressing the issues of statistical measurement of green jobs and exploring data and information sources on the occupation and skills changes • Analyse demand and supply for greener economies, linked to employment shifts between sectors and reskilling and upskilling needs, as well as the role of active labour market policies (ALMPs) and career guidance systems to support green structural change • Examine the role of social dialogue in green competencies and curriculum development, as well as the process of designing occupational standards and qualification systems in line with a greener future and sustainable recovery • Recognize the importance of greening TVET, skills development and lifelong learning, harnessing the digital transformation for green TVET delivery and teacher training CONTENT • Introduction – Key trends and global context • National and sectoral policies and regulation • Anticipating and matching skills needs: changing sectors and occupations • Linking demand and supply for greener economies • Green competency and qualification standards • Greening TVET and skills development for lifelong learning NUMBER OF HOURS: 40