Supercharge your green skills with the European Climate Pact

Climate action is for everyone – and that includes you! But to take action confidently, it helps to have the right knowledge. Let’s look at how EU initiatives and the European Climate Pact can build up your green expertise.

So, what are the right skills for the future?

This year’s World Youth Skills Day on 15 July focused on how AI and digital skills can help take on the world’s biggest challenges. And while going digital is essential, Europe needs two engines working in parallel: digital and green. It’s a twin transition. That means if you can build your knowledge and experience in both, you’re better equipped for the future.

When it comes green skills specifically, we’re talking about the practical knowledge that you can use to fight climate change.

They can come in many different forms, for example:

• technical skills in areas like renewable energies, climate technologies, sustainable buildings or farming;
• transferable skills in things like citizen engagement, environmental policy, climate-related communication or behavioural change.

What is the EU doing to help?

Earlier this year, Europe made a big push to give people the expertise they need for the future by launching the Union of Skills. It will focus on the most important sectors for the digital and green transitions and the Clean Industrial Deal, including science, technology, engineering and maths, and it’s designed to help you:

• find well-paid, meaningful work;
• learn and adapt as the world changes;
• move and work freely across Europe;
• bring your skills to where they’re needed the most.

The EU will set up new learning hubs, known as skills academies, so you can train for the jobs that are most in demand. This will also help businesses – especially in clean and digital industries – find the workers they need, as nearly four in five are struggling to recruit those with the right expertise.

And how can the European Climate Pact help?

The EU Climate Action Academy, brought to you by the European Climate Pact, is here for you at every stage of your climate action journey – whether you’re looking to find a whole new skillset to boost the action you’re already taking, or currently just climate curious.

With our free, self-led course, you can level up your green skills and knowledge, build your confidence and find the most effective ways to tackle climate change.

What do I need to do?

Follow these three simple steps:

1. Enrol in the online course by following the quick and simple instructions.
2. Learn in your own time, completing the modules at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home.
3. Get a certificate to show off and add to your CV once you’ve completed the course.

Start learning now!

The EU Climate Action Academy also runs live training by EU experts, so subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on upcoming sessions that might interest you. There are also hundreds of resources, including reports, podcasts and even games, which you can explore in your free time.

Now you know why green skills are so crucial, are you ready to level up your own? The European Climate Pact is here to help you on your journey. Take our online course now to power up your climate action!