Green practices and Competences towards the Environmental sustainability

<< Background >>GREEN-COM project derived from the needs analysis that arises from the Romanian and Italian rural areas involved. The transition towards a Green economy requires skilled workers with new green competences in labour market. Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. To overcome these challenges, the European Green Deal will transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, ensuring: no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050; economic growth decoupled from resource use; no person and no place left behind. The overarching aim of the European Green Deal is for the European Union to become the world's first “climate-neutral bloc” by 2050. It has goals extending to many different sectors, including construction, biodiversity, energy, transport and food. The link between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet puts sustainable food systems at the heart of the European Green Deal: it is designed to boost the economy, improve people's health and quality of life, and care for nature. << Objectives >>The transition towards a Green economy requires skilled workers with new green competences. The project it was in line with the SECT priority: “Adapting vocational education and training to labour market needs” because offered a balanced mix of vocational skills and creates work-based learning opportunities well aligned to green evolving jobs towards green transition; and also with HOR priority for environmental sustainability because incorporated green practices and encouraged environmental issues.<< Implementation >>GREEN-COM was promoted by 4 organisations from RO and IT (2 newcomers and 2 less experienced organisations). The workplan has been structured in 4 Activities: WP1-Project Management; WP2-VET training pathway; WP3-Laboratories and green activities; WP4-Dissemination (including 2 final Multiplier Events, one in RO and one in IT). The solid collaboration between the partners, the innovative dimension, the detailed structure of the work plan proved the effectiveness of the project.<< Results >>The concrete outputs and results of the project were:- the development of a training path on green transition’s competences related to EU Green Deal strategy to contribute to the professionalization of local VET learners, farmers, agricultural operators, learners from agricultural institutes, in rural areas; - the structuring of a learning course model for VET learners in environmental sustainability, green economy; - the development of vocational competences for VET learners useful for the labour market, aligned to green evolving jobs.