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Greening TVET and skills development
Employment effects evaluation and green jobs
Green IT, Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing - A study on e-Skills requirements for ICT practitioners and entrepreneurs
Training for the green economy
The greening of the European economy, as outlined in the EU 2020 strategy, will have profound effects on the labour market. Yet not enough is being done to make sure people are acquiring the right skills.
Cedefop’s new report looks at how regulatory frameworks, employer needs and learning provider constraints affect the move toward a green economy.
Council conclusions on Gender equality and the environment: enhanced decision-making, qualifications and competitiveness
Press release - Governments and employers must act to help people develop skills for green jobs
The greening of the European economy, as outlined in the EU 2020 strategy, will have profound effects on the labour market. Yet not enough is being done to make sure people are acquiring the right skills.
Exploiting the employment potential of green growth
SME's, resource efficiency and green markets
Press release - Increasing shortage of green skills in Germany raises concerns
Deutschland: Qualifikationsengpässe bei grünen Arbeitsplätzen geben Anlass zur Sorge
Press release - Underinvestment in green skills raises concerns
For many companies in the environmental field, the current crisis means easier access to qualified workers. This situation encourages firms to cut back training for green skills. But without long-term investment, particularly in science and technology training, employers may soon experience a shortage of people with the right skills. In fact, countries with low unemployment are already facing such shortages. The potential repercussions for the European economy and labour market are serious. A forthcoming Cedefop publication suggests this outcome can be avoided if, among other measures, countries integrate skills strategies into their environment and energy policies.

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Green skills and environmental awareness in vocational education and training - Synthesis report
The greening of the European economy, as outlined in the EU 2020 strategy, will have profound effects on the labour market and the development of the skills of the European population.
A strategy for green skills?
A study on skill needs and training has wider lessons for successful transition to a green economy.
Worrying signs for green skills?
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.
Green skills and environmental awareness – how will it affect jobs and vocational education and training?
In recent years, Cedefop has been investigating the skills and training needs generated by the development of the green economy. Now, a workshop held in London on 5 October 2011 has validated the first results of a study of the current and future skills and training needs of nine selected occupations affected by the development of a more resource-efficient economy.
Ireland - Skills for the green economy
A recent study set out to identify the future skill requirements of the ‘green economy’ in Ireland and to propose a range of measures to ensure that the future skills base will drive business and employment growth*.
Cyprus - Promoting green skills
The Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus (HRDA) has conducted a study entitled Identification of green skill needs in the Cyprus economy 2010-2013.

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Library and documentation
Library and documentation
Contact Details - Skills for the green economy
Contact details for the project 'Skills for the green economy'

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