Meeting skill needs for the green transition - Cedefop practical guide 4 - Practical guide

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Meeting skill needs for the green transition presents a practical Cedefop guide focused on skills intelligence and VET to support the green transition. It explains how skills anticipation and governance approaches can drive greening in practice, and how apprenticeship, up- and reskilling, validation and microcredentials can be leveraged. Good practice examples from across Europe and beyond illustrate methods for translating greener skills insights into effective VET policy and skilling measures.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages75

Reading Time3 h 9 min

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Foreword

Purpose and focus of the guide

Value of skills intelligence in the green transition

Translating skills anticipation into VET governance

Practical approaches for VET and skills upgrading

Apprenticeship, reskilling and upskilling

Validation and microcredentials

Good practice examples

EN Meeting skill needs for the green transition Skills anticipation and VET for a greener future Cedefop-UNEVOC practical guide 4 Meeting skill needs for the green transition Skills anticipation and VET for agreener future Cedefop-UNEVOC practical guide 4 Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2025 Please cite this publication as: Cedefop & UNESCO-UNEVOC. (2025) . Meeting skill needs for the green transition. Skills anticipation and VET for agreener future Cedefop practical guide 4. Publications Office of the European Union. [http://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2801/6833866](http://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2801/6833866) A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server ([http://europa.eu](http://europa.eu)). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2025 © Cedefop, 2025 Except otherwise noted, the reuse of this document is authorised under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This)[). This](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This)[ ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This)means that reuse is allowed provided appropriate credit is given and any changes made are indicated. For any use or reproduction of photos or other material that is not owned by Cedefop, permission must be sought directly from the copyright holders. PDF ISBN 978-92-896-3811-1 doi: 10.2801/6833866 TI-01-24-010-EN-N The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) is the European Union’s reference centre for vocational education and training, skills and qualifications. We provide information, research, analyses and evidence on vocational education and training, skills and qualifications for policy-making in the EU Member States. Cedefop was originally established in 1975 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 . This decision was repealed in 2019 by Regulation (EU) 2019/128 establishing Cedefopas a Union Agency with a renewed mandate. Europe 123, Thessaloniki (Pylea), GREECE Postal address: Cedefop service post, 570 01 Thermi, GREECE Tel. +30 2310490111, Fax +30 2310490020 Email: info@cedefop.europa.eu [www.cedefop.europa.eu](www.cedefop.europa.eu) Jürgen Siebel, Executive Director Mario Patuzzi, Chair of the Management Board UNESCO-UNEVOC is UNESCO's specialized centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) . Its activities focus on key themes in the field of TVET and are implemented in close collaboration with UNESCO Headquarters, Field Offices, Institutes and Centres, as well as through the global UNEVOC Network. Foreword Cedefop’s skills forecast, skills surveys, the big data-powered SkillsOVATE platform, and other skills intelligence tools are essential assets in Europe’s skills revolution. They shed light on labour market trends in sectors and occupations and give insight into how skills upgrading and new emerging skills transform jobs. Cedefop’s skills intelligence also identifies the skills shortages and bottlenecks standing in the way of just green and digital transitions, competitiveness, innovation, and growth. Many activities and initiatives in the 2023/24 European Year of Skills showcased that skills intelligence is a fundamental resource in the decade of skilling that Europe needs to transform its economies and societies. The ongoing development of national skills intelligence systems and approaches has helped strengthen the feedback loops between the labour market and vocational education and training (VET) and skills policy. More ambition is needed to mainstream the next generation skills intelligence and to position it as a transversal tool that supports policy objectives across various domains. Cedefop promotes the development and use of scientifically sound and stakeholder-driven skills

FAQs

What is the main focus of this guide?

The guide focuses on skills intelligence and vocational education and training (VET) for the green transition, with a thematic emphasis rather than strictly methodological coverage.

How does the guide describe the role of skills anticipation?

It explains how skills anticipation and governance approaches can become drivers of greening, helping translate skills intelligence into policy and skilling measures.

Which VET and skills tools are highlighted for the green transition?

It discusses leveraging apprenticeship, upskilling and reskilling, validation, and microcredentials to support workers and learners in greener economies.

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