Sreenivas Narayanan-Preparing Youth for Green Jobs Through Skills Development

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Billions was made in the last century,

destroying the environment

Billions shall be made in this century,

saving the environment

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Preparing Youth for Green Jobs

through Skills Development

Sreeni Narayanan

Dec 10, 2014

Asian Development Bank


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Green Economy Green Jobs Green Skills
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Industries are getting greener

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Industries are getting greener

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TelecomManufacturing

Pharma/Beauty

Power

Energy/Environment

FinanceConstruction

ChemicalsFood

Transport


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Owner/Developer

Architect/

EngineerContractor

FacilitiesOperations &Maintenance

Users

Construction

Sand & RockQuarries

CementPlants

Steel MillsConstruction

Materials

Manufacturers

ConstructionEquipment

Manufacturers

RelatedGovernment

Agencies

MunicipalitiesElectricityOperators

Water andWaste Water

Operators

Solid WasteOperators

Research andDevelopmentInstitutions

Non-

governmental

Organizations

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Owner/Developer

Architect/

EngineerContractor

FacilitiesOperations &Maintenance

Users

Construction

Sand & RockQuarries

CementPlants

Steel MillsConstruction

Materials

Manufacturers

ConstructionEquipment

Manufacturers

RelatedGovernment

Agencies

MunicipalitiesElectricityOperators

Water andWaste Water

Operators

Solid WasteOperators

Research andDevelopmentInstitutions

Non-

governmental

Organizations

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Skills Spectrum

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Contractors

Electricity

Operators

Construction Materials

Manufacturers Researchers

Conceiving, planning, designing

and advising

Energy and Water Efficiency and Waste Management Analysts, Consultants and Advisors,

HVAC, Electrical, Mechanical, Sanitary, RE & Building Services Engineers / Designers,

Surveyors

Construction, installation, and

maintenance

Building Site Supervisors, Site Engineers and Site Architects, Conservation Insulation /,

Weatherization, Bricklayers; Carpenters; Plasterers; Glaziers; Masons; Roofers;,Plasterers; Painters/Decorators, as well as semiskilled, occupations that assist

Controlling Energy Auditors, Inspectors, Certifiers and Quality Controllers

Enabling Policy Makers, Urban Planners, Financing, Educators and Information Providers,

Researchers

Manufacturing and distribution Manufacturers and Distributors of Green Building Materials and Products, IT & System

Technicians

Green building

clients

Developers, Energy Managers, Facilities Managers and Building Managers, Public Servants

Working in, Procurement and Management of Buildings, Householders and Tenants

Greening of the building sector is held back by skill shortages.. Skills-led strategies can drive green building forward (International Labour Organization and the European Union)


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Green Jobs are also decent jobs

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Photo taken from: www.greenjobsnow.com

Socially and Economically Uplifting

Adequate Wages

Safe Working Conditions

Job Security

Reasonable Career Prospects

Workers Rights


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Next Steps: Preparing the Youth

It takes two to tangoNeed for innovative partnerships

Consider regular skills + finishing school approach

Engage industry and industry associations as champions

Provide recognition and incentives for green technicians/TVET institutionsCreate a central repository of initiatives on green skills/green jobs

Seed fund or provide grants for innovative skills development projects

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And many more


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The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.

The second best time is now.

Chinese Proverb

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CONTACT US

Let us Partner for

Progress!Contact us:

Sreeni Narayanan

[email protected]

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