Analysis of the green skills situation in the Republic of North Macedonia
Research on green skills and their potential in secondary education in the Republic of North Macedonia
- English
- Македонски
Highlights
Modern mankind faces many challenges. One of the most significant is the challenge
of acquiring new skills that will contribute to the endangered environment preservation and tackling climate change. It is about more efficient production with lower CO2 emissions, including the generation of larger energy quantities from renewable sources. Thus, a relevant contribution is made to the process of greening the economy and creating a basis for it to gradually become sustainable. To this end, it is required to analyze the emergence of green skills that will be in line with current changes and processes, while also including the newly emerged green jobs. Green skills should gradually contribute to maintaining and restoring the quality of the environment and avoiding future damage to eco systems.
Green skills require a wide range of qualifications, education and skills. They exist not only in the private sector, but also in the public sector, including the area of scientific and academic institutions, professional associations, etc. Green skills include skills that serve the purpose of providing products or services that improve energy efficiency, expand the use of renewable energy sources, or support environmental sustainability.
The main goal of this research performed regarding “green” skills and their potential in North Macedonia’s secondary education, with special reference to secondary vocational education, is to identify opportunities, potentials and capacities in the country for acquiring “green” economy skills (“green” skills), as well as the possibilities for their integration in secondary education (with a focus on secondary vocational education) and thereby contribute to the realization of the project “Encouraging children and young people in North Macedonia to become drivers of change in reducing communities’ vulnerability to climate change” implemented by UNICEF with the financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and in partnership with the project “Education for Employment in North Macedonia” funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
The publication is available in Macedonian and English language.
