Education

The green skills gap: Educational reform in favour of renewable energy is now urgent

From the World Economic Forum: “The global transition to clean energy requires industry-specific education and skills. In the last five years, the demand for green skills and workers in the field has been rising exponentially and renewable energy industries have created millions of new jobs. However, according to the World Economic Forum, despite the employment boom in clean energy, green jobs – Wind turbine technicians, solar installers, solar, wind and hydropower energy engineers, electrical engineers, energy analysts, software developers, energy storage technicians, construction managers and many others – are growing twice as fast as workers with green skills.”

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