Dr. Engr. Md. Sakawat Ali

E-mail: sakawat_ali@yahoo.com

“Skills for sustainability”, also known as Green skills. Green skills is the professional knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed in the transition to a green economy. Technical skills, knowledge, values and attitudes needed in the workforce to develop and support sustainable social, economic and environmental outcomes in business, industry and the community. Greening skills is the process of developing new green skills in the workforce and/or adapting current skills to the needs of the green economy.

Green Skills are skills that aim to balance economic development with environmental conservation so that the needs of the society, economy and environment can be met efficiently.

 

Green skills are those skills needed to adapt processes, services and products to climate change and the environmental regulations and requirements related to it. They include the knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed to live in, develop and support a sustainable and resource-efficient society. These skills are required in areas such as such as Renewable energy, Wastewater treatment, Climate resilient cities, Green construction, Solid waste management etc. 

The findings from literature review revealed that there are ten most common green skills demanded by various industrial sectors, namely, design skill, leadership skill, management skill, energy skill, city planning skill, landscaping skill, communication skill, waste management skill, procurement skill, and financial ...

 

Key Words: Green Skills