My World of Work

The Green Jobs Workforce Academy

We're here to help you take a green approach to your career, your skills and job search. Join us as we adapt to a job market that’s becoming greener.

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Ready to explore green jobs?

We’ve pulled together information to help kickstart your green career.

Industries

Learn about the qualifications and new skills you’ll need to succeed in 6 different green industries.

Jobs and courses

Explore courses available to help your skills towards a greener career.

Why do we need to make jobs and skills greener?

Scotland's net zero emissions target date of 2045 is ahead of many other countries. There are many different reasons why we need to move to being a greener society. However, the climate emergency all around the world is why we have to make changes in our lives sooner rather than later.

What is the Green Jobs Workforce Academy?

Find out about Scotland's net zero mission, why we're here to help and what makes a job green.

Go to the information page

Circular economy

On our circular economy page, you can find out what it is and why we need to work towards it to achieve net zero.

Go to the circular economy page