Skills for Green Jobs Study – Barbados

This study aims to create a baseline to support further policy dialogue with stakeholders on the green economy, and more specifically, green jobs and their related skills in relation to education and labour market adaptation, and concrete action to facilitate the economic and social transition for sustainability.

The main objectives of the study are to:
• Identify the priorities and challenges of CC, and the sectors with greening potential;

• Assess and analyse the current skills needs (gap) for green jobs and the incorporation of such skills into policies, programmes and institutional framework at the regional, national, sectoral and enterprise level;

• Analyse the coordination of initial and continuing training programmes with respect to systemic provisions, delivery channels, ad hoc versus anticipated skills responses, and skills response by different actors and providers; and

• Conclude and propose policy actions and recommendations on skills policies and strategies, skills at all levels and further research needs to meet the demand of greening the economy in Barbados.