Improvement the Green and Digital skills of the Western Balkan VETs as a bridge to green economy

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Today’s economy is experiencing a process of transformation, caused by the European Green Deal (EGD) ambitions and affects to a highest extent the labour market, requiring new green and digital skills of the workforce. This implies the crucial role of VETs, supporting the twin transition. They are the green bridge which can make the stable connection between the labour market demand and the workforce needs. Focused on this challenge, the current project sets its main goal: • To foster the VET providers in third countries not associated to the Programme from the Western Balkan region for delivering quality trainings, answering the labour market needs generated by the EGD. The project sets a number of Specific objective, as follows: SO: 1 To find out the gaps between the green jobs requirements and VET providers needs for skill improvement in relation to the twin transition. SO: 2 To design and test trainings for the constant green and digital skill improvement of VET teachers’ skills enabling them to provide high quality preparation of the work force in relation with the twin transition SO: 3 To prepare trainers being able to implement the designed green and digital skill improvement courses with a view to ensure continuous trainings and sustainability of results SO: 4 To provide innovative conditions and tools for self-improvement of the green and digital skills through uploading the trainings on an e-learning platform SO: 5 To engage policy makers and stakeholders in recognizing the need of constant improvement of teachers’ skills and take due measures for policy improvements and alligning VET provision to local, regional and national development strategies The above will be achieved by the active collaboration of the project partners VET providers and NGOs active in the field of VET from Kosovo and Bosna and Herzegovina, and experienced organizations in green and digital transition from Bulgaria and Malta