The platform will combine sustainability skills, careers, education and training, helping people to upskill and create opportunities.
A new national platform, the EduGreen Connect programme, was launched today (24 September) and is part of a strategy designed to link jobs, skills and education.
EduGreen Connect has been developed through Ireland’s Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action and is being led by Munster Technological University in partnership with University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin.
The platform offers information on sustainability skills, careers, education and training, giving people a resource to identify new opportunities and learning routes.
EduGreen Connect’s data, in relation to the labour market, will also give employers and education providers greater insight into where skills are most needed, as well as the information needed to match workforce demand with the relevant skills and training.
According to the platform’s representatives, EduGreen Connect launches against a backdrop of significant workforce demand, where there are major workforce requirements and skill needs in areas such as renewable energy, residential retrofit and electric vehicles, especially if Ireland is to meet its climate targets by 2030.
Demand also appears across finance, construction, energy, transport, engineering and other sectors, reflecting the growing relationship between sustainability and mainstream business priorities, in areas such as efficiency, resilience, innovation and resource management.
Commenting on the launch, at an event themed ‘People and Platforms: Building Ireland’s Green Skills Ecosystem’ , Dr Helena McMahon, the director of EduGreen Connect at Munster Technological University, said, “EduGreen Connect brings together information that has traditionally been difficult to see in one place, what employers are looking for, the careers those skills lead to, and the education and training available across Ireland.
“The wider opportunity is helping Ireland’s education and training system respond more quickly to changing skills needs. Where employer demand is high and provision is thin, there may be a case for new or expanded learning. Where provision is already strong, the issue may instead be helping people find and access what is already there.”
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