Preparing the Workforce for the Green Transition

South Africa’s green transition will have major implications for its workforce. The World Bank recently published several complementary reports that more elaborately describe existing knowledge about the current and future demand for skills for the green transition; the ability of the PSET system to respond to these skill needs; and recommendations to improve workforce preparedness for the green transition. This note synthesizes these findings. The focus of this note is on skill needs for the just energy transition (JET) and on post-school education and training (PSET), especially Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and university education.