The challenges of greening the economy and the implications for employment and skills vary across regions and local areas, depending on the economic and industrial structure, as well as the current and potential for innovative activities. Despite these differences sustained and inclusive economic and employment development is a shared objective for policy makers.

The Forum will investigate skills and knowledge needs for an inclusive environmentally-friendly growth, with a special focus on integration between low carbon and innovation policies.

The Forum brings together experts in innovation, employability and skills development and draw lessons from work conducted by the OECD, Cedefop, and other organisations on the implications of the green economy for skills development and training policies. Discussions from the Forum will contribute to current work programmes of the OECD LEED’s green growth studies such as the project on Skills For Greener Jobs In A Local Labour Market Context and to Cedefop’s Green Skills Activities, which in turn contribute to the European Commission’s initiative on New Skills for New Jobs.

For more information, please contact: GREENSKILLSFORUM@cedefop.europa.eu

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