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Green skills and environmental awareness in vocational education and training
Green skills and environmental awareness in vocational education and training
"(...) This research project was commissioned by Cedefop in December 2010 to identify the challenges and priorities for green skills in selected occupations and EU Member States. It aims first to ensure that education and training provision responds to the needs of businesses and enables them to take advantage of the opportunities presented by smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and, second, to help open up employment opportunities to individuals. The project therefore has the potential to help organisations and individuals to recover from the global crisis. It may also help EU Member States to tackle some of the challenges associated with the transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient economic status, which promotes sustainable economic development and minimises the impact of human activity on the environment. The rationale for the study lies in the effects of greening economies on skill needs. The transformation brought about by greening economies affects skill needs in three ways: first, structural changes lead to increased demand for some occupations and skill profiles, called green increased demand occupations (GIDOs), and decreased demand for others. This creates a need for training to enable enterprises and workers to move from sectors and occupations in decline to those that are growing; (...)"
"(...) This research project was commissioned by Cedefop in December 2010 to identify the challenges and priorities for green skills in selected occupations and EU Member States. It aims first to ensure that education and training provision responds to the needs of businesses and enables them to take advantage of the opportunities presented by smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and, second, to help open up employment opportunities to individuals. The project therefore has the potential to help organisations and individuals to recover from the global crisis. It may also help EU Member States to tackle some of the challenges associated with the transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient economic status, which promotes sustainable economic development and minimises the impact of human activity on the environment. The rationale for the study lies in the effects of greening economies on skill needs. The transformation brought about by greening economies affects skill needs in three ways: first, structural changes lead to increased demand for some occupations and skill profiles, called green increased demand occupations (GIDOs), and decreased demand for others. This creates a need for training to enable enterprises and workers to move from sectors and occupations in decline to those that are growing; (...)"