{"id":318,"date":"2021-10-27T09:15:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T09:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/res-skill.eu\/?page_id=318"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:03:30","slug":"__trashed-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/res-skill.eu\/","title":{"rendered":"RES-SKILL project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/b>Res-skilling coal industry workers for the\nrenewable energy sector\n <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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Why now?<\/h1>\n \n

The decarbonisation of the EU27 is expected\nto result in the loss of ~76k workers\u2019 jobs in coal mines & plants until\n2025 (154k until 2030). Partnership countries (GR, DE, AT, RO, BG, PL) will be\nparticularly affected, currently representing 81% of the total EU coal\nworkforce (190k). At the same time, a surge of jobs in the Renewable Energy\nSources (RES) sector is \u200balready happening and expected to continue and perhaps grow.
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Due to similar skillset, coal workers are ideally fitted for covering unfilled\npositions in the RES sector. The skills of coal workers (e.g. durability in\nhazardous environments, employment of manual & sophisticated technologies)\nare sought after in the solar photovoltaic (PV) & wind industries, being\nparticularly transferable to the occupations of solar PV installer\/technician & wind-farm\/wind turbine technician. Thus, coal\nworkers can avoid the lengthy training (~2 years) currently on offer by\nexisting VET courses, requiring only a short course or on-the-job training.<\/span>\n
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VET education & the labour market are\nexpected to be challenged by the spike of coal workers seeking reemployment in\nthe near future and the surge in unfiled positions in RES. 
Reskilling initiatives for the transition of coal workers to the RES sector are\ncurrently extremely limited, with only 1 EU country offering relevant C-VET\ncourses (DE; ~2,5 years degree). Job demand in the EU27 RES sector is growing\nby 304k new jobs\/year until 2030 \u2013 60% expected in wind & 24% in solar PV.\nIn particular, the supply of new RES sector jobs in partnership countries\ncould absorb up to 90% of current coal-related jobs. For example, DE, PL &\nGR are leading on offshore wind potential; certain DE coal regions have the\nhighest potentially induced employment for wind energy (~16k new jobs) &\nrooftop-mounted solar PV systems (~3k).\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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Project Objectives<\/h2>\n

RES-SKILL\naims to strengthen VET provision in the energy sector aimed at coal workers for\ncompatible RES sector jobs, to increase their reemployment opportunities &\ncover at the same\ntime RES sector\u2019s skills demand. The project\u2019s specific objectives are to:  <\/p>\n

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  1. Develop a novel curriculum & tailored training content to facilitate coal\nworkers\u2019 reorientation to the RES industry. <\/li>\n
  2. Support VET providers to integrate the RES-SKILL materials into their VET\n& WBL offerings. <\/li>\n
  3. Improve cooperation between VET providers & businesses to provide\nopportunities that will enable coal workers to transition to the RES sector.<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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    Target Groups <\/h2>\n
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    • \n <\/font>VET providers\n <\/li>\n
    • Coal industry workers (primarily low-skilled) that need to up-skill themselves\nto strengthen employability or job security<\/li>\n
    • Sector representatives and key players\/employers, social partners, and\nassociations of employees and employers<\/li>\n
    • VET authorities & career guidance bodies (incl. regional development\nagencies responsible for training initiatives)<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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      Project Activities<\/h2>\n
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      • Identification of skill complementarities\n& mismatches between coal & RES sector workers\u2019 occupational profiles,\nleading to the development of learning outcomes<\/li>\n
      • Development of a novel curriculum to facilitate coal workers\u2019 reorientation to\nthe RES industry<\/li>\n
      • Creation of tailored pedagogical materials, offered as Open Education\nResources (OERs)<\/li>\n
      • Development of transition profiles, self-assessment tools & skills\nportfolios to promote customised learning & career reorientation<\/li>\n
      • Development of resources for the establishment of Joint Competence Centres for\nthe career reorientation of coal workers<\/li>\n
      • Communication & dissemination of outputs through multiplier events<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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        Project Results<\/h2>\n
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        • Learning outcomes for coal workers\u2019 career\nreorientation<\/li>\n
        • Learning units, career reorientation toolkit & guidelines to implement\nsuccessful transitions<\/li>\n
        • Open Educational Resources in 6 languages<\/li>\n
        • Strategic & operational plans for the establishment of Joint Competence\nCentres<\/li>\n
        • Pilot run of a Joint Competence Centre for career reorientation &\nreskilling<\/li>\n
        • 6 national info-days to promote project results & public discussion on\nincreasing the quality & effectiveness of VET for coal workers.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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