The Renewable Energy Technician (RES) and energy broker are among the professions of the future
Professions that do not exist today are estimated to be practiced in 2035 by more than six out of ten (65%) children who now go to primary school, as pointed out by the president of the Standing Energy Committee of the Technical Chamber of Greece/Central Macedonia Section (TEE/TKM) Dimitris Kouskouridis, adding that some professions “we will find in front of us” as a necessity, but the people who practice them do not exist to the desired extent.
Indicatively, he mentioned the technicians of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), people who will manage energy communities and energy brokers.
The above estimates were formulated by Mr. Kouskouridis, speaking at an event on “Green Professions of the Future”, organized as part of the multi-conference “Money Show” by the Hellenic-Italian Chamber of Thessaloniki, the Secretariat of Climate Change & Environment ND Thessaloniki and the Department of Environmental Engineering of International University of Greece (IUP).
Green transition with new skills and new specializations
Symeon Diamantidis, president of Association of Exporters – SEVE, while the Deputy Regional Governor for Environment and Development of K. Macedonia Konstantinos Jutikas pointed out the need to take quick measures in the labor market.
This is because “the transition to the new data (among other things due to the rapid progress of technology) will not be easy, as there will be an immediate loss of jobs, while the creation of new ones will be gradual and will not be the same in all geographical areas” .
The vice-president of the Environmental Engineering Department of DiPaE, Perri Mendzelou, explained that the graduates of the department can create important applications in the field of smart cities, pointing out the need to recommend training educational tools in this direction, such as the Virtual Reality Laboratory, created in DiPaE in Sindos and is “the only one of its kind”, operating within a university worldwide.
The deficit that exists in general in the European Union in the acquisition of both green and digital professional skills was pointed out by the president of the Public Benefit Enterprise of the Municipality of Thessaloniki (KEDITH) Dimitra Akritidou, noting that 1/3 of the inhabitants of Europe lack digital literacy. Ms Akritidou also reminded that 2023 is the European Year of Skills, which demonstrates that the EU supports young people’s perspectives in building a “greener and more digital” future.
About the areas that an engineer can deal with in terms of waste recycling, the president and CEO of ANAKEM SA, Ilias Dimitriadis, spoke among others, recalling that the company started in Thessaloniki and developed throughout Greece with 180 recycling units and more than 2,000 workers.
“We are constantly creating new jobs,” said Agapi Orfanidou, on behalf of EASTWESTGREECE, announcing that the company is ready to absorb 10 young people into jobs. He added that the company, which cooperates with more than 70 municipalities throughout the country, has – within six years – collected and managed 14,000 tons of textile products, while for “every 150 purple bins placed, 3 to 4 direct jobs are created”
Anestis Stamatis, managing director of Cactus SA, focused on green professions in IT sciences and blockchain technology while he addressed an open invitation to those interested in joining the company’s team, as there are five jobs for people under the age of 30.
Sotiris Mylonas, sustainability consultant, AUTH civil engineer, mentioned the many jobs and sustainability offered by tourism, noting that 81% of visitors want to visit a sustainable tourist accommodation. He also focused on the development of ecotourism, a market that will reach “more than 300 billion dollars in the next few years, creating a huge space for green professions”._
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