On May 29th the event was held Webinar 'Ecosystem for the fair transition towards green employment: Initiatives to boost employment in Europe and Spain', Organized by Foretics, a leading entity in sustainability in Spain, and with the collaboration of ManpowerGroup, ONCE Foundation and PRISA and the support of the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy together with eight regional governments
During the day, the framework of the project was carried out 'JOBS 2030 – Future of Work', the most relevant tools that are being implemented by the business sector, public institutions and civil society to achieve a fairer transition in the adaptation and development of digitalization and green jobs have been analyzed with the help of experts.
Ricardo Trujillo, Project manager for Forética's 'JOBS 2030 – Future of Work', started the day by stating that “sustainability is emerging as the third major catalyst for the future of work, following automation and digitalisation. As a result, organisations increasingly need to incorporate talent capable of understanding and integrating these changes”.
Next up was Maria José Martín, Director of Manpower Spain, who highlighted that around "18 million professionals will need to 'retrain' for green employment before 2050, so they will need to acquire skills related to sustainability."
The meeting also included the participation of Consolation Rodriguez, technical general secretary of the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy, who has explained the main initiatives framed in the European Skills Year which is coordinating for Spain.
The European Skills Year aims to ensure that professional skills are fit for the needs of the labour market, also by cooperating with social partners and businesses; matching people's aspirations and capabilities to opportunities in the labour market, especially for the green and digital transition and economic recovery, paying particular attention to activating more people for the labour market, in particular women and young people, with an emphasis on those neither in education, employment nor training.
For her part, Clara Sanz, General Secretary of Vocational Training of the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, has conveyed the main lines of action of the 'Alliance for Vocational Training. A national strategy'
“The new educational model is a system that tries to make actors interact within the framework of the new labour market. To do this, it incorporates a sustainability module in any study plan, regardless of the profession, to incorporate green skills to all professionals. It is a model at the service of companies, to incorporate qualified personnel with the skills required by the new labour market,” Clara explained.
