Help your students discover opportunities across the growing green economy
Urban farmer, eco builder, renewable energy engineer. They’re all jobs that didn’t exist until recently, but they’re just three of many new roles being created across the fast growing green economy. Use our exciting new careers resource to help your students discover plenty more…
According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the greening of the global economy is set to create a staggering 24 million additional jobs worldwide by 2030.
As countries around the world race to achieve sustainable, net zero futures, new job roles are being created by the day, presenting young people with exciting new opportunities to explore. But where can you start if you’re wanting to help them and how can you keep up with such a fast-evolving sector? Heading over to Greener Careers Sussex, our brand new directory of green related courses across the region, is a great place to start.
Here you’ll be able to help your students or any young people you’re advising, to find out about the courses available across Sussex that link to sustainable net zero careers.
The comprehensive directory features over 80 courses and covers Levels 1-7, as well as work-based apprenticeships and work-based accredited qualifications. As well as being searchable by level, courses can also be discovered by sector. The sectors used are those set out by the Green Jobs Taskforce as being those that contribute or support the UK’s net zero emissions target and other environmental goals and include: Power, Business & Industry, Homes & Buildings, Transport, Natural Resources, Enabling Decarbonisation and Climate Adaptation.
It's also worth checking out our range of Greener Careers Sussex videos that showcase the wide variety of careers options within the sustainability, net zero and green economy as well as exploring related issues such as why we are currently experiencing an energy crisis.
With over 80% of young people wanting to take action to help the environment according to Natural England, why not use National Careers Week to harness this positive energy and to get them inspired about the impact they can have, not only in their personal lives, but in their future professional lives too?