With the increase of green investments, it also grows request di skills related to sustainability. Second Unioncamere, 3,9 million new workers will be needed in the next five years workers in the green sector. In Italy, however, there is a shortage of over 828 thousand qualified workers to meet the needs of the sector. In addition, 44% of companies report the need to directly train staff, a figure that increases among smaller companies.
How to bridge the gap between supply and demand in the green sector? An answer comes from “Green Jobs and Skills” project, which will be presented on November 21st at the eleventh edition of the Ibe Intermobility and Bus Expo, organized by Italian Exhibition Group. This project includes a platform, of “job dating” designed to put companies in contact with sustainability professionals, thus facilitating the meeting between those looking for staff and those who wish to specialize in the sector.
Green Workers: Who Are They and Why Can't They Be Found?
I green jobs include professional figures such as energy engineers, renewable energy designers, waste management experts, sustainable mobility technicians, and green building and organic farming professionals. These roles are essential to reduce environmental impact and increase the competitiveness of companies. However, the sector suffers from a shortage of qualified personnel, amplified by the rapid advancement of green technologies, which require specific skills. Educational pathways, on the other hand, struggle to keep pace with these new needs.
Confartigianato data highlights that the difficulties in finding professionals with green skills are particularly felt in the sector construction, with a mismatch between supply and demand that reaches 62%. The sector follows manufacturing (53,1%) ei services (49,7%). Geographically, the problem is more serious in Trentino Alto Adige, where the search for green professionals fails in 64,6% of cases, followed by Friuli-Venezia Giulia (59,3%), Umbria (57,7%), Veneto (56,9%) and Liguria (56,2%).
The “Green Jobs and Skills” project and the Job dating platform
Il “Green Jobs and Skills” project the 21th November during the 11th edition of the Ibe Intermobility and Bus Expo, scheduled at the Rimini Fair from 19 to 21 November. At the heart of the initiative is the job dating platform, a real virtual square where recent graduates, recent diploma holders, young professionals and anyone interested in starting a career in sustainability can get in touch with companies committed to the ecological transition.
Intermobility Future Ways: the forum for sustainable and shared mobility
Also during the Ibe Intermobility and Bus Expo, the first national forum on shared mobility will be held, “Intermobility Future Ways”, organized in collaboration with the Foundation for Sustainable Development,National Observatory of Sharing Mobility and Euromobility. One of the goals of the forum is to encourage the use of public transport to reduce CO2 emissions, since private cars can generate up to 80% more emissions per kilometre than public transport.
Promoting public transport, however, also means addressing a growing driver shortage for metro, buses and subways, but companies are currently struggling to find staff. According to Unioncamere, the rate of difficulty in finding drivers in Italy is 63%. This phenomenon is not isolated: a recent report by the International Road Transport Union (Iru) indicates that Europe is currently short of 105 thousand drivers, and it is expected that in the next five years the deficit could reach 275 thousand positions.
During the forum, various research centers and universities will present Mobility Trend Analysis, sharing projects from European cities that stand out for their attention to sustainable mobility, such as Barcelona, Paris and Helsinki. Some Italian cities, including Milan, Rome, Turin, Bologna and Cagliari, will also illustrate their recent initiatives in this area.
