Joint workshop on workforce shortages and upskilling for the clean energy transition
The three Concerted Actions for the Renewable Energy Directive, Energy Efficiency Directive and Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (CA RES, CA EED and CA EPBD) held their second joint workshop in Madrid on the 28th and 29th September focused on skills for the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors.
As a contribution to the European Year of Skills 2023, the workshop aimed to encourage cooperation and coordination between the institutions that are implementing the three directives and explore challenges and opportunities to make the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors more attractive to prospective workers and standardise training requirements.
The workshop succeeded in bringing together experts from many different backgrounds and it was encouraging to see that there were already many good practices and programmes being implemented by the Member States.
Session topics
The workshop covered a variety of topics with sessions on:
- EU projects aimed at decarbonisation and innovative approaches to upskilling the building workforce
- Member States’ policy approaches and support programmes
- Energy Performance Contracting and the public sector
- Cross-border recognition of skills and workforce
- Heat pump training of installers
Joint workshop proceedings
To read and download the documents and presentations from each of the sessions, please click on the links below. Further information is available in Glasscubes for CA EPBD members.
Joint Workshop Agenda
Joint Workshop Summary of Proceedings
Presentations
Introduction session: European policies and programmes & skills for a holistic approach to the building renovation process
Session lead presentation
Stelina Chatzichristou, Skills in transition: the importance of skills intelligence
Henri Le Marois, The FIT onsite training programme, France
Jan Cromwijk, The BUILD UP Skills Advisor App
Daniel Encinas, The HousEEnvest project, Spain
Session 1: Member States policy approaches and support programmes – forecasting and needs assessment
BAFA , Key occupations and key competences in energy efficiency, Germany
Pawel Gilewski, Educational and qualification needs in Poland
Marie Claesson, Competence supply for electrification in Sweden
Swedish Energy Agency, Summary of mapping and analysis of skills needs for electrification in Sweden (report)
Session 2: Building public body competence for Energy Performance Contracting
Joe Hayden, EnPC in Ireland – success, challenges and solutions
Marek Tobiacelli, Polish model of support for public entities in the process of preparing, concluding and monitoring EPC contract
Eva Athanatakou & Argyro Giakoumi, Approaches to address the hesitance of municipal staff to engage in EnPC, Greece
Marika Rošā, Energy performance contracting for public building renovation: experience from Latvia
Session 3: Member States policy approaches and support programmes – incorporating the clean energy transition into workforce policy programmes
Sara Ochelen, Capacity and skills needed for the Renovation Strategy in Flanders
Session 4: Cross border mutual recognition of workforce groups
Conor Molloy, Energy auditor mutual recognition survey results
Session 5: Member States policy approaches and support programmes – workforce development
Hossam Boutaibi, Action plan green and digital jobs – The Netherlands
Barbara Alexander-Bittner, Klimaaktiv – Austria
Session 6: Heat pumps – Member State approaches to installation, deployment and financing mechanisms
Session lead presentation
Christiane Egger, A regional heat pump market example – Upper Austria
Jan Magyar, Training of HP installers and „Green for Households“ support scheme for small-scale RES – Slovakia
Session 7: Member States policy approaches and support programmes – training and education
Session lead presentation
Elena Pita, Training for green transition: The Empleaverde Programme – Spain
Anna Breuer, Social energy advice – a new concept to complement traditional energy advice – Austria
Tadeusz Skoczkowski, Hidden knowledge gap in academic education on energy efficiency – Poland
Session 8: Heat pumps – action plans and training programmes
Session lead presentation
Marta San Román, Initiatives and challenges on green skills for heat pumps in Spain
Randall Hanegraaf, Dutch hybrid heat pump plan
Katja Weinhold, Heat pump ramp up in Germany
Oliver Jung, Skills for heat-pumps – getting the carrots right!