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EMERGING OCCUPATIONS:RESPONDING TO CLIMATE
CHANGE
Antonio C. AsperMember, TESDA Board, representing Labor
Assistant to the President, Federation ofFree Workers-ITUC
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Contents
Framework of EmergingOccupations
About Green Jobs
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Source: Linda Maling Church
Policy anddemographics
TechnologicalChange
Competitiveness
War andterrorism
Strategies to
respond to
Drivers
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Examples of NEO
Source: Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Service,, March 2010
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NEO: In-demand IndustrySectors
Information Technology
Education
Nanotechnology
Energy Retail Trade
Financial Services
Transportation
Geospatial Technology
AdvancedManufacturingGreen Economy
Aerospace Health Care Automotive Homeland
Security Biotechnology Hospitality ConstructionSource: O*NET as cited in Church, March 2010
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Green Jobs
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Green and GrowingIndustries
As cited in Karin Martinson, Alexandra Stanczyk, and Lauren Eyster Low-Skill Workers Access to
Quality Green Jobs, The Urban Institute, Brief 13, May2010
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Mix of Skills Levels in GreenJobs
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Strategies for Pro-poorGreen Jobs
Curricular Reforms
Strong partnerships between employersand training providers and between
public and private sectors
Career paths
Financial Assistance
Recruitment efforts and supportservices for non-traditional workers
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Where are the Green Jobs? 213Titles
Source: EDF: Green Jobs Guidebook, 2009
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n ex o : ow ar on owerand Renewable Power
GenerationSub-segments Areas for training TitlesSolar Power andPhotovoltaic Systems
Devt and Mfg., Installation andmaintenance, Eng., design and projectmgt., solar sales and mktg
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Wind Power Devt & Mfg., Installation andMaintenance, Eng., design and project
mgt.
12
Hydro-electric Power Operation, Devt., & Mfg., Installationand maintenance, Eng., design & projectmgt.
13
Geothermal Power Devt .& Mfg,, installation, &
maintenance, Eng., design & projectmgt..
13
Biogas and Bio-methane generatedPower
Landfill gas collection Operations,landfill gas to energy plant operations,animal waste to energy
4
Biomass Power Biomass collection and processing,Biomass power plant 2Source: EDF: Green Jobs Guidebook, 2009
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Source: EDF: Green Jobs Guidebook, 2009
Occupational Profile
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Source: UNEP Report, page 39
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Needed: A National Development Framework
A Socially-responsible
Market Economycharacterized by:
Freedom Justice Solidarity
Dynamic interaction
among: Market regulation State regulation Voice regulation
A form of Governmentthat is:
Federal Semi-parliamentary Bi-cameral
1
2 3
4
A national consensus
on an Industrial Policyunder a regime of globaleconomic integration
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IMPACT ON JOBS
IMPACTONPRODUCTS
ENTRY TO DECENT WORK
New Substitu-
tion
Redefini-
tion
Loss
Employment
Rightsat Work
SocialProtectio
n
SocialDialogue
Identify and QuantifyImpacts
Review and AdjustQualifications,
Competencies andCertification Levels
Improve Active LaborMarket
Interventions Cohere & Expand Social
Protection Policies andMechanisms
Reform Labor Relations
What should be Done?
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Green Jobs StrategicPriorities
Source:: Cynthia Cruz:, 2009
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TESDAs TVET Policy agenda
Establishment of a Levy Grant System in TVET Strengthening of the Operations of the TESDA
Development Fund
Promotion of EBT utilizing DTS
Devolution of TESDAs Training Functions withemphasis on PPP
Expansion of the PNQF and Recalibrating the PTQCS
Development of a Polytechnic University
Expansion of Institutional Training Arrangementswith Other Countries
Training for Green Jobs
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SOCIAL IRENICS
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Differentiating ClimateSolutions
Solution Objective
Term Type ofAction
Natureof risk
Areal/Sector
Appropriate
SectorPrevale
nt
Driver
Adaptati
on
To
reducerisk
Short/
Medium
Reactio
nary/Anticipatory
Clear
andPresent
Climate
Sensitive
Non-
Energy
Physical
Risk
Mitigation
Toreduce
GHG
Medium/
Long
Anticipatory/
Substitutionary
Potential &
Probable
CarbonProducing
Energy EnergyPolicy/
Technology/Subsidies/Competitiveness
Source:: Cynthia Cruz:, 2009
f d
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Mangroves of Day-Asan andDinagat
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What are Green Jobs
...work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and
development (R&D),administrative, and serviceactivities that contribute substantially to preserving or
restoring environmental quality. Specifically, but not
exclusively, this includes jobs that help to protect
ecosystems and biodiversity; reduce energy, materials,and water consumption through high efficiency
strategies; de-carbonize the economy; and minimize or
altogether avoid generation of all forms of waste and
pollution.
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Drivers of NEO
Policy and demographics
Technological Change
Competitiveness War and terrorism
Strategies to respond to Climate
Change