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<p>Climate change and environmental deterioration have been recognized as global drivers of change, and the shift to the “greener” economy is the key to sustainable development. The green economy is a priority field for developing and developed economies. However, as the authors of the publication have realised, <italic>there is no consensus about the meaning of the green economy and “green” jobs,</italic> that is why an uncertainty as in measurement of economic trends and an impact of it, as well as in what skills and competencies should be assigned to the “green” ones, arises. The new “green” processes and technologies are arising in a progressive trend, that is why it is important to ensure there are properly skilled candidates with appropriate “green” skills and competencies on the labour market, as well as to prepare fresh graduates with the “green” skills that will meet requirement of both, the recent and the future companies, especially operating in the “green” sector. <italic>In the framework of “SB Bridge” project an online survey was conducted by interviewing the “green” companies to identify which skills and competencies are needed for “green” jobs recently, and whether candidates and fresh graduates are enough with the “green” skills and competencies for fruitful engagement to “green” jobs.</italic> As the survey identified, <italic>fresh graduates and candidates for “green” jobs lack technical and (or) mechanical knowledge, IT skills, as well as experience and ability to work independently and in the team to resolve arising problems.</italic></p>
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Climate change and environmental deterioration have been recognized as global drivers of change, and the shift to the “greener” economy is the key to sustainable development. The green economy is a priority field for developing and developed economies. However, as the authors of the publication have realised, there is no consensus about the meaning of the green economy and “green” jobs, that is why an uncertainty as in measurement of economic trends and an impact of it, as well as in what skills and competencies should be assigned to the “green” ones, arises. The new “green” processes and technologies are arising in a progressive trend, that is why it is important to ensure there are properly skilled candidates with appropriate “green” skills and competencies on the labour market, as well as to prepare fresh graduates with the “green” skills that will meet requirement of both, the recent and the future companies, especially operating in the “green” sector. In the framework of “SB Bridge” project an online survey was conducted by interviewing the “green” companies to identify which skills and competencies are needed for “green” jobs recently, and whether candidates and fresh graduates are enough with the “green” skills and competencies for fruitful engagement to “green” jobs. As the survey identified, fresh graduates and candidates for “green” jobs lack technical and (or) mechanical knowledge, IT skills, as well as experience and ability to work independently and in the team to resolve arising problems.

The Significance of “Green” Skills and Competencies Making the Transition Towards the “Greener” Economy

Rural Sustainability Research

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Climate change and environmental deterioration have been recognized as global drivers of change, and the shift to the “greener” economy is the key to...

The Significance of “Green” Skills and Competencies Making the Transition Towards the “Greener” Economy

Published Online: Dec 22, 2021

Page range: 53 - 65

Received: Jun 30, 2021

Accepted: Oct 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2021-0017

Keywords
green economy, green skills, green competencies, green jobs, sustainable development

© 2021 Jelena Nikolajenko-Skarbalė et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Significance of “Green” Skills and Competencies Making the Transition Towards the “Greener” Economy

Published Online: Dec 22, 2021

Page range: 53 - 65

Received: Jun 30, 2021

Accepted: Oct 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2021-0017

Keywordsgreen economy, green skills, green competencies, green jobs, sustainable development

© 2021 Jelena Nikolajenko-Skarbalė et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
green economy, green skills, green competencies, green jobs, sustainable development