Blended Course on Green Jobs: Linking the Environment, Climate Change and the World of Work

16 Jul 2012 - 20 Jul 2012
Turin, Italy

This course tackles challenges and opportunities in the promotion of green jobs, by providing governments and social partners with the needed knowledge and tools to assess potentialities, device appropriate policies, investments and technology options, implement strategies, monitor and evaluate progress in the transition to a green economy. Special attention is given to the assessment of green jobs potential in developing countries and emerging economies and the analysis of their skills needs, through sectoral, cross-sector and country-based analysis. The course also emphasizes the potential of green jobs to advance gender equality and to enhance inclusion of vulnerable groups in the labour market, such as youth. In addition to the residence phase in Turin, the training includes two distance phases from 2 – 13 July (online pre-course support) and from 23 – 27 July (online post-course follow up).

UN Organisation(s): 
ILO
Language(s): 
ENG