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What do you understand by “green skills”?

Does the current higher education system adequately prepare students for careers in green jobs? What skills come to mind when you think of “green skills”? These are just a few of the questions SOS-International and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are asking young people in a series of workshops worldwide.

The research is being conducted by SOS-International and UNEP as part of the Green Jobs for Youth Pact, where SOS-Intl is a key youth partner. The GJYP works to tackle the green skills shortages and education system’s inabilities to meet the world’s sustainability needs and to develop 1 million new green jobs, transform 1 million existing roles into green roles and support 10,000 young green entrepreneurs in setting up their businesses.

Quinn Runkle-Director of Education, SOS-UK

The first of these workshops took place in the SOS-International Summit 2024, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, led by Bismark Kudoafor (All Africa Students’ Union) Peter Kwasi Kodjie (AASU and current SOS-Intl President) and Quinn Runkle (SOS-UK). Three key aims of this work were shared with the young attendees: to explore how youth define and understand green skills and green jobs around the world; to develop a shared understanding of green skills and jobs in the development of a youth definition; and to empower and support young people to advocate for green jobs. If we are to increase the provision of green skills and support for green jobs, we need to see change across all aspects of society, formal education, throughout industry and with policy makers.

Peter Kwasi Kodjie-SOS-INT President

Over the coming weeks the remaining four workshops will take place globally, with the next being taking place in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday 3rd May as part of a wider launch of the Kenya Green Jobs Observatory Hub. Further workshops will also take place in Brazil, Canada and Thailand. The outcomes, along with a shared youth definition of green skills, will be presented by Mana Saza, a youth climate education advocate from Japan, to delegates at the Global Sustainability Development Congress in Bangkok, Thailand in June 2024.

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Member Updates March 2024

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Summit Reflections recap of the summit
SOS-UK’s 10th annual summit: Calling all student activists, student officers, and students’ union and college/university staff! Register and find out more here
Call for Application: The International Green Gown Awards (recognizing exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges around the globe apply here Deadline 29th April 2024. Find out more here)
2024/25 programme overview and recording for Responsible Futures.
Join us for SOS-International monthly member exchange! (Register for the first of these zoom meetings using this link If you have any questions or need further information, feel free to reach out to us at contact@sos.earth)
Saying Goodbye to Emily. The staff of SOS-UK, SOS-International and GOM wish you the very best of luck in your future endeavors.
Starting a Green Office or joining the Green Office Movement. Reach out to Tobias (tobias.bartman@sos-uk.org) with your questions or consult the materials on our website.

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Member Updates Feb 2024

Find the latest updates for our members in our newsletter here, including:

Announcement of SOS-International’s membership of the Copernicus Alliance. COPERNICUS Alliance copernicus-alliance.org

SOS-International to convene youth voice for the UNEP Green Skills Observatory.

SOS-International Ticket deadline and summit deadline announcement.
Ticket Deadline 29th Feb 2024
Summit Countdown: Less than 3 weeks more to the summit! Students Organising for Sustainability International Summit 2024:
Responsible Futures International 2024/25 #ResponsibleFutures programme #Responsible Futures International 2024/25
Call for application: UNICEF Leading Minds Fellowship on Climate find more information here
Call for application: The Iris Prize 2024. click here for more information

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