It is our pleasure to share with you the latest publications on skills for greener economies and jobs by the ILO Skills and Employability Department: Skills for green jobs. A global view Right skills for green jobs are the prerequisite to make the transition to a greener economy happen. Today, skills gaps are already recognized as a major bottleneck in a number of sectors, such as renewable energy, energy and resource efficiency, renovation of buildings, construction, environmental (...)
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A three-day International Greening Education Event will be held from 19th to 21st of October, 2011 in the green city of Karlsruhe, Germany. This event will take academia, education, environmental and sustainable development policy makers, senior members of academic institutions, representatives of government and non-governmental organisations and international development agencies, school administrators and teachers, sustainable development practitioners and environmental management (...)
Energy savings and energy efficient buildings are considered a key way for reduction of green house gas emissions, taking into consideration that in fact buildings are responsible for over 40% of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions. The construction sector is furthermore one of the largest in Europe and a major motor for its development. The EU Directive 2002/91/EC defines concrete goals for energy savings and for the use of renewable energies in buildings. Buildings in fact are responsible (...)
GENERA is one of the most important Spanish energy fairs and a reference in the international scene. This year, the 14th edition of the trade show will be held between 11 and 13 May in Feria de Madrid and will be the main meeting and business point with regard to renewable energy and energy efficiency in Spain. All types of energy sectors are represented in GENERA, with the highest percentage of exhibitors to belong to the photovoltaic and solar thermal sectors not only from Europe but (...)
Findings and methodology of RES COMPASS were presented to the final technical validation workshop held by ILO (International Labour Organisation) in Brussels Belgium on the 29 and 30 March 2011.
In early 2010, the EC and the ILO concluded a joint management agreement to enhance cooperation and knowledge sharing in the field of early identification of skill needs for mutual benefit, so that both can add value to their own activities and existing research by drawing on state-of-the art (...)
For those taking part in the the European Union Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), ManagEnergy is organising two high-level events.
13 April 2011: Local and Regional Action for Sustainable Energy ManagEnergy Annual Conference: information and registration Covenant of Mayors event: information and registration
14 April 2011: ManagEnergy workshop on the ELENA facility:information and (...)
EUSEW events in Brussels. Between 11 and 15 April 2011 hundreds of events organised in all parts of Europe will show, promote, discuss and celebrate energy efficiency and renewable energy. Be a part of it!
Here is RES Compass team’s proposal for some very interesting events related to career opportunities in the RES sector: A green Career Coaching Day A performant eco-friendly recruitment AIRE - a European standard for vocational training for renewable energies Green Jobs Creation (...)
According to official data held by the Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (YPEKA) and EWEA the overall production of energy produced by renewable sources increased from 1446 MW in 2009 to 1736 MW in 2010. The leading source seems to be photovoltaic energy since there was a huge increase from 53 MW in 2009 to 198 MW in 2010. At the same time the total gross installed wind capacity increased for 131 MW (total 1298 MW) and the installed hydroelectric power increased (...)
RES COMPASS is entering the realm of social networking and organises a monthly draw for its friends.
Are you interested in winning a copy of the “Feature Energy Careers” book? Simply join our group on Facebook and get a chance to be the one who wins the monthly draw! The process is simple:
Click on the banner at the home page or follow this link to go to RES Compass Facebook group.
Join our group.
Check our wall posts every month to see the results of the draw. If you are the (...)
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The renewable energy experts convened in a RES Compass conference in Finland on December 1st discussed thoroughly the issues concerning the future of education in renewables. Among the main threats they saw in the near future was a looming shortage of RES professionals and especially a shortage in expert educators. The question is therefore not only who educates the workers, but also who educates the educators. Ongoing and improving continuous education for teachers was seen as the primary (...)
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The coordinating team of the RES COMPASS project participated with success in the Employment Week 2010 and promoted the RES COMPASS project. For 2 days the participants of the exhibition had the chance to speak with the project partners, get project flyers and share opinions for the future of employment in the renewable energies sector. Employment Week is an annual exhibition focusing on the major social and economic issues surrounding employment in Europe. It is organised in close (...)
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What is Energy Union?
Energy Union is a pan-European campaign tour supported by the Intelligent Energy programme to promote renewable energies and energy efficiency in an unconventional way. Energy Union goes where young people are partying and combines a campaign with an electronic and multimedia music tour. The mission: to illuminate, inform, and animate; to think and act. It inspires European young people and policy makers to take action on “energy intelligence”: saving energy and (...)
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From the beginning of June and for one month users will be able to participate in the pilot testing of the e-learning tool that has been created in the framework of the European project e-WindTech. The e-learning course is addressed to students, engineers and windmills technicians and it trains users in the most critical maintenance procedures using interactive virtual reality simulations.
Τhe project in implemented in the framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European (...)
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The Greek national conference for the RES COMPASS project, titled "YOUTH and RENEWABLE ENRGY SOURCES" took place on 6 May 2010 in Piraeus. The conference attended the Vice Mayor of the city of Piraeus, the head of secondary education of Piraeus, the head of vocational training of the 3rd region of Athens, representatives of companies active in the field of renewable energies, more than 60 teachers and career advisors as well as school and university students.
All presentations (...)
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ΕΛΕΤΑΕΝ (Hellenic Wind Energy Assoccation) is organising an event for the celebration of the Global Wind Day on the 15 of June 2010. The event will consist of entertaining, athletical and educational activities for all ages.
For more information you can visit the follwing webpage: Hellenic Wind Energy Assoccation http://www.eletaen.gr.
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The EU Sustainable Energy Week is the reference event for sustainable issues in Europe. It forms part of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign which is an initiative of the European Commission launched in 2005. The EUSEW in 2009 combined 149 events in Brussels and outside with over 30,000 participants. EUSEW is organised by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) on behalf of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy and Transport. There is often (...)
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