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Policy Dialogue advocates for skills for the transition to clean energy

08 June, 2016

Manilla, Philippines

The ADB-ILO Policy Dialogue on Skills for Clean Energy Transition shared knowledge and experiences about efforts to accelerate and create opportunities for a just energy transition for all. Specifically, the session addressed stakeholders in Asia and advocated for major policy shifts towards investing in greening jobs and skills at the national and local levels.

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) plays an essential role in the successful transition towards clean energy. Today, there are 8.1 million people employed in the clean energy industry. However, according to IRENA, with the share of renewable energy possibly doubling by 2030, the number of people directly or indirectly employed in the sector could rise to 24.4 million.

Mr Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, took part in the policy dialogue and shared UNESCO’s experiences in mobilizing TVET and skills development approaches to cater for the needs of countries to implement energy efficient measures and renewable energy. He highlighted the evolution of energy efficient technology markets and their impact on the profile of skills and focused on TVET’s role in ensuring that the supply of technical and vocational skills is able to keep up with the volume of existing and future demands in the labour market characterized by a changing skills profile. In this regard, he underscored the strategic role UNESCO plays in supporting Member States in mobilizing actions on green economic transitions.

The Policy Dialogue featured, among others, representatives from UNESCO, UNESCO-UNEVOC, ILO, ADB, and the French Government, including the Ministère de l’Environnement, de l’Énergie et de la Mer (MEEM), the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie (ADEME) and the Alliance Villes Emploi (collectively known as the Platform for Advancing Green Human Capital). During the policy dialogue, Dr. Cristina Martinez, Education Specialist at ADB, had the opportunity to report the outcomes of the dialogues of the Platform for Advancing Green Human Capital at the Conference of Parties 21 in Paris, on behalf of all the members of the platform (see brochure).


TVeT Forum Virtual Conference

In the lead-up to the COP21, UNESCO-UNEVOC also organized a virtual conference on the topic of Greening TVET in the context of climate change policy developments. The synthesis report can be found here. The summary report can be found here here.





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