The green and digital 'twin' transitions, combined with the upheavals of geopolitics, are affecting and disrupting our economies and societies. At the same time, they offer opportunities for a new, competitive and sustainable economic growth model. To embrace these changes, we need skills: this...

This publication, the fourth in a series of practical Cedefop skills anticipation guides, was developed in collaboration with UNESCO-UNEVOC. It focuses on skills intelligence and VET for the green transition. The guide highlights the value of sound skills intelligence and smart governance in...

The employment package, 'Towards a job-rich recovery' launched in 2012, sees transition to a greener economy as the area offering the greatest job potential. But there are also concerns that costs of combatting climate change and Europe's transition to a low-carbon economy will in fact reduce...

This report provides an analysis of the labour market impacts of EU policy interventions designed to support the transition to a job-rich, low carbon economy. The approach taken is innovative as it combines quantitative (econometric modelling) and qualitative (case study) methods to investigate...

Under the European Green Deal, a greener future is the European Union's new growth strategy. The energy crisis caused by the conflict in Ukraine has intensified these efforts. As Cedefop has shown, new occupations are emerging and existing ones changing, which makes up- and reskilling essential...

Under the European Green Deal, a greener future is the European Union's new growth strategy. The energy crisis caused by the conflict in Ukraine has intensified these efforts. As Cedefop has shown, new occupations are emerging and existing ones changing, which makes up- and reskilling essential...

Green skills, that is, skills needed in a low-carbon economy, will be required in all sectors and at all levels in the workforce as emerging economic activities create new (or renewed) occupations. Structural changes will realign sectors that are likely to decline as a result of the greening of...

While crucial for policy-making and implementation, monitoring labour market trends and skills needs in the green transition can be challenging. Convention - al data sources lack granularity and regional detail and are often not suitable for capturing emerging green transition skills and job...

From grassroot initiatives to comprehensive approaches, structured collaboration helps unlock the potential of apprenticeships for the green transition. Apprenticeships are particularly well placed to develop the skills for the green transition, as they are at the intersection of the education...