E-learning Course on Skills for a Greener Future

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 By the end of the course, participants will have been exposed to the latest insights into likely occupational skill effects in declining and growing industries, specifically looking into the alignment between skills, environmental policies and institutional arrangements, and suggested policy response strategies to realize the employment potential of the transition to environmental sustainability. 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 This course consists of the following learning units: • Module 1: Introduction – Key trends and policy context • Module 2: National and sectoral policies and regulation • Module 3: Anticipating and matching skills needs: changing sectors and • occupations • Module 4: Linking demand and supply for greener economies • Module 5: Green competency and qualification standards • Module 6: Greening TVET and skills development for lifelong learning METHODOLOGY This innovative e-learning course has been designed according to a learner-centred approach in order to better involve participants and keep them motivated. It is highly interactive and engaging, using different methods throughout the six modules to make the content interesting, relevant and entertaining.