From Everyday Recycling to Real Employment Opportunities When we talk about employability, we usually think about CV workshops, interview coaching or professional retraining. Rarely do we think about recycling bins. Yet across Europe, sustainability is no longer a distant ambition. It is a structural priority embedded in economic policy. The European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan have made environmental responsibility part of how businesses operate, not just

Green skills are very important for finding a job today because the ecological transition is pushing companies to adopt sustainable practices in order to remain competitive , innovate, and comply with new regulations. At the same time, there is a strong shortage of professionals with expertise in sustainability compared to market demand. This means that people who already have green skills are highly sought after and have a much higher chance of finding good employment. Bot

The green transition is already shaping how work is organised across Europe. New regulations, sustainability targets, and changes in production are influencing what employers expect from their workforce. For many people, especially those who are currently unemployed, this shift raises a practical question: what skills are actually needed to stay employable? GREEN4WORK is an Erasmus+ project that looks at this question from a very concrete angle. The project focuses on support

In early December, we returned from Belgrade with more than meeting notes and photos. We returned with a shared understanding that green skills are no longer a future trend – they are becoming a basic requirement  in today’s labour market. On 5–6 December 2024 , the Green4Work project officially kicked off in Belgrade, hosted by Academy of Professional Studies Polytechnic , the project coordinator. For two intensive days, partners from five countries sat around the same table