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Event posterWhen: 25 February 2021; 7:00 EST

Where: Online, Register here.

This event will help employers and educators connect to prepare the workforce for the green economy. The clean energy transition is creating new job opportunities around the world. With the rapid expansion of renewables and energy efficiency, along with technology disruptions, the needed skill sets of tomorrow’s workforce are going to be significantly different. How can the private sector connect with educational and training institutions to prepare the workforce for clean energy and the green economy?

The intended audience for this webinar is businesses and organizations in the green economy and clean energy sectors, higher education institutions, and workforce developers. This webinar will provide two opportunities: for private sector employers to share what businesses need in their new hires; and for employers and educators to streamline communications about curricula and recruitment. The event will also discuss the policies, processes, and incentive mechanisms (within the private sector, education, and the labor market) required to support the development of the green workforce.  

The webinar will be highly interactive with the participants. It will begin with a panel of speakers from business associations in the clean energy and green economy sectors, and respondents from higher education/workforce development. Participants will learn and be asked about their needs regarding future employees and gaps in the recruitment and talent pipelines.

Organized by the UNEP Education team and World Bank’s Energy team under the “Disruptive Clean Energy Transition and Employment Opportunities” activity, funded by ESMAP.

The event takes place 7.00 - 9.00 (EST|GMT-5)  

 

7.00 - 7.10  

Opening Remarks

Mari Nishimura, United Nations Environment Programme

 

7.10 - 7.50 

Panel Discussion of Speakers from Business Associations in the Clean Energy and Green Economy Sectors

Moderator:

Erik Fernstrom, The World Bank

Speakers:

Thomas André, REN21: Renewables Now

Lisa Jacobson, Business Council for Sustainable Energy, USA

Ahmed Samir Elbermbali, Clean Energy Business  Council MENA

Olasimbo Sojinrin, Solar Sister, Nigeria

 

7.50 - 8.20 

Discussion with Respondents from Higher Education and Workforce Development

Moderator:

Debra Rowe, US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

Discussants:

Fawzia Tarannum, TERI School of Advanced Studies, India

Jean-Christopher Carteron, Kedge Business School, France

Prem Jain, University of Zambia, Zambia

Ken Walz, Madison College, CREATE Renewable Energy Center, USA

Cheryl Desha, Griffith University, Australia

Ahmed Benlarabi, IRESEN - Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies, Morocco

Hideaki Ohgaki, Kyoto University, Japan

Andreas Blom, The World Bank

 

8.20 - 8.50

Q&A Session with Speakers and Respondents

 

08.50 - 9.00 

Closing Remarks

Paul Noumba Um, The World Bank

 

For more information, please contact Ashok Sarkar (asarkar@worldbank.org), Tu Chi Nguyen (tnguyen19@worldbank.org) or Mari Nishimura (mari.nishimura@un.org).