Reskilling coal industry workers for the renewables energy sector

The decarbonisation of the EU27 is expected to result in the loss of ~76k workers’ jobs in coal mines & plants until 2025 (154k until 2030). Partnership countries (GR, DE, AT, RO, BG, PL) will be particularly affected, currently representing 81% of the total EU coal workforce (190k). At the same time, a surge of jobs in the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) sector is already happening and expected to continue and perhaps grow. The main aim of the RES-SKILL project was to bolsterVocational Education and Training (VET) for former coal workers in order to increase their reemployment opportunities and to cover the RES sector’s demand for workers.
Completed
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RENAC
Client

PROMEA

Services

Capacity needs assessment, Development of curricula and training material

Countries

Germany, Greece, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, and Poland

Year

2020 - 2023

Background

The decarbonisation of the EU27 is expected to result in the loss of ~76k workers’ jobs in coal mines & plants until 2025 (154k until 2030). Partnership countries (GR, DE, AT, RO, BG, PL) will be particularly affected, currently representing 81% of the total EU coal workforce (190k). At the same time, a surge of jobs in the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) sector is already happening and expected to continue and perhaps grow.

Contact

Dr. Emilienne Tingwey

Dr. Emilienne Tingwey

Solar Energy / Rural Electrification / Energy EfficiencyProject Director

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