Climate Skills and Youth Voice

Scope and Objective

The session, From Green Skills to Green Jobs for Youth- Building Inclusive Transitions, will explore how inclusive green skills pathways can connect young people with decent green jobs and enable them to contribute to climate action and their communities. Drawing on the Seeds for an Inclusive Transition research, youth experiences from the British Council’s Climate Skills programme and perspectives from Climate Skills Global Collaboration Grant partner, the discussion will examine barriers to green opportunities and how youth-led evidence can inform more inclusive policies and programmes. It will also consider how governments, educators and employers can work together to support young people to shape a just and inclusive green transition through a panel discussion.

Key messages to reinforce:

• Young people are ready to engage in the green transition, but support systems remain disconnected.
• Green opportunities must be inclusive and accessible, particularly for rural and marginalised communities.
• Stronger links between education, green skills, employment and entrepreneurship are essential.

Panel Discussion:

The panel will discuss policy ideas to implement recommendation 3 from the report: Strengthen Access to Green Careers Information and Navigation Pathways, making green careers easier to find, understand and access for all young people.

Objective of panel discussion:

• Identify practical tools that can make pathways more transparent.
• Highlight the role of schools, TVET institutions, employers and community organisations

Speaker:

• Dr Dipankar Saharia, Executive Director, TERI