August 22, 2022

Cities in transition. How vocational education and training can help cities become smarter and greener

Cities are key players in mitigating climate change and shaping the green transition via services and through regulatory competence. Using the smart and green city concept in existing and new urban settings contributes to achieving European Green Deal ambitions.

This policy brief reports on a Cedefop skills foresight study which looked at the occupations and skills that help cities become smarter and greener and the role vocational education and training can play in developing them.

Cedefop (2022). Cities in transition: how vocational education and training can help cities become smarter and greener. Luxembourg: Publications Office.