"(...) In November 2021, the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference (COP26) set the global agenda on
climate change for the next decade. A few weeks earlier, on 21 and 22 October 2021, the second Cedefop-OECD
symposium focused on apprenticeships for greener economies and societies. The symposium took place at a time
when countries are increasingly putting the green transition on the policy agenda in their efforts to achieve a just
recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. The momentum of the green recovery makes the subject of the symposium,
and this collection of research papers, all the more important. The green transition, with its pace and depth will not
succeed without developing and using the right skills. Vocational education and training (VET) can play a key role in
that respect, by equipping young people with the skills they need in a greener economy and society and providing
opportunities for adults to adapt to a greener reality. As such, VET can contribute to ensuring that the green
transition is a just transition, which does not lead to further disparities but offers new opportunities to all. (...)" The
research papers in this collection explore how skill needs are changing due to the green transition, how this impacts
apprenticeships systems and how apprenticeships can support and promote the transition. (...)"
[Green Jobs, Green Skills, Green Economy] |
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European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)