Skills for green jobs A global view.

• Foreword; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of background country reports; Executive summary; Abbreviations; PART 1 Global synthesis report; 1. Introduction; 1.1 The origins of the project; 1.2 What are "green jobs"?; 1.3 Hypothesis and methodology; 1.4 The structure of the report; 2. Drivers of change: How skill needs shift aseconomies go green; 2.1 The changing environment; 2.2 Policy and regulation; 2.3 Green technology and innovation; 2.4 Green markets: Industrial and consumer demand; 2.5 Conclusions; 3. Challenge and response: The policy context. 
• 3.1 Key challenges and priorities for a green economy3.2 The policy response: In pursuit of coherence of environmental and skillspolicies; 3.3 Conclusions; 4. Green structural change and retraining needs; 4.1 What is green structural change and where is it happening?; 4.2 Workforce restructuring and adjustment; 4.3 Employment effects; 4.4 Sectors most affected by green restructuring; 4.5 Industries with high employment potential; 4.6 Retraining and skills upgrading; 4.7 Effective and equitable restructuring: Good practices by public and privatesector actors; 4.8 Conclusions. 
• 5. How occupations change as economies gogreen5.1 Types of change in occupations and their skill require; 5.2 Do "green skills" exist?; 5.3 Core skills for green occupations; 5.4 Changing and emerging occupations in major economic sectors; 5.5 Gender implications; 5.6 Pathways of skills development: A review of players and practice; 5.7 Conclusions; 6. Anticipating and monitoring skill needs; 6.1 Measuring and classifying green jobs and related skills; 6.2 Identifying skill needs: Evaluating existing systems and tools; 6.3 Conclusions; 7. Key findings and ways forward. 
• 7.1 Change in skill needs for green jobs is real and requires action7.2 Policy coherence is crucial: How is it to be achieved?; 7.3 How skills are changing and what works in response strategies; 7.4 A green and just transition, not just a green transition; 7.5 From monitoring and anticipating skills change to stimulating green transition; 7.6 Further research; 8. Glossary; 9. References; 10. Annexes; Annex 1. Distribution of the 21 countries included in the studyby stage of development; Annex 2. Relevant country indicators; Annex 3. Template for the country reports. 
• PART 2 Summaries of countrystudiesAustralia; Policy context; Skills in transition to a greener economy; Anticipation and monitoring of skill needs; Summaries of case studies; Conclusions; Recommendations; References; Bangladesh; Policy context; Skills in transition to a greener economy; Anticipation and monitoring of skill needs; Summaries of case studies; Conclusions; Recommendations; References; Brazil; Policy context; Skills in transition to a greener economy; Anticipation and monitoring of skill needs; Summaries of case studies; Conclusions; Recommendations; References; China. 
• Policy context. 

• This volume examines the experiences of 21 developed and developing countries in adjusting their training provision to meet the new demands of a greener economy. It shows that skills development is critical to unlocking the employment potential of green growth, yet skills shortages are becoming an obstacle in realizing this potential. The report recommends that countries devise strategies based on well-informed policy decisions, social dialogue, and coordination among ministries and between employers and training providers.

Ämnesord

Environmental sciences -- Vocational guidance. 

Green movement -- Vocational guidance. 

Genre

Electronic books.  (LCSH)

Publikations- och innehållstyp

GE60 .S77 2011 (LCC)

331.09 (DDC)