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The eagerly awaited book from the RES Compass project is now available in 6 languages: English, Greek, French, Spanish, Czech and Finnish! “Future Energy Careers” aims to help young people become aware of the new career opportunities in renewable energy and answer questions such as:
What are the specific renewable energy careers that will be available in the future? What will a typical day involve? What are the required skills? What is the recommended educational path? “Future (...)
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The Finnish partner of the RES Compass project, VTT, arranged a national conference about education in the renewable sector on December 1st. The annual fair of educational institutions for prospective students, Studia 2010, was the venue chosen for the conference. In the conference, presentations of experts on education in the renewables sector were heard, including a question and answer session by the Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen.
After hearing from the experts, a (...)
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In 2008, the RES Compass project team embarked on the task of raising the awareness of career opportunities in the emerging Renewable Energy Sector (RES). The website www.rescompass.org was created with the ultimate aim of encouraging school students to become the next generation of a skilled work force capable of leading the renewable energy revolution.
As RES Compass.org approaches its first birthday, we are pleased to announce that we have achieved over ten times the original visitor (...)
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RES Compass is a website that offers guidance to school pupils who may be interested in a career in the Renewable Energy Sector. The site allows the use of a decision tool (the ‘compass’) to help direct students. The results of the brief questionnaire point students to the career catagories they may be most suited to and find most interesting. The site has over 40 job profiles related to specific careers in the renewable energy sector. The site also includes a searchable database of over 700 (...)
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