More information: https://www.iea.org/events/skills-development-for-the-clean-energy-transition-in-the-mena-region

Ongoing energy transitions and decarbonization efforts are poised to trigger profound shifts in employment in the sector, including new job creation opportunities in clean energy. The clean energy transition requires governments to anticipate the coming changes with detailed assessments of workforce and skills requirements to undertake the scale of new projects needed for a transition to low-carbon economies.

In the context of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, training, upskilling and reskilling programs to support oil and gas industry workers for jobs in the clean energy industry offer significant opportunities to address the challenges posed by to tackle energy transitions and safeguard macroeconomic conditions. stability that is partly underpinned by employment. Producer economies have significant energy-related assets and skills that they can use to help develop these new industries (such as solar and hydrogen), often benefiting from abundant natural resources.

This public virtual workshop, organized as part of the IEA's people-centred Clean Energy Transitions programme, will explore some of the key new employment opportunities, labor market needs and skills training programs related to clean energy transitions in the context of the MENA region.

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