GRIN-CH - Green IT node - project aims at identifying competences and skills for Green Jobs and mapping them with EQF/eCF in accordance with market needs. As a result, GRIN-CH will develop European specialist profiles that are in compliance with the principles of the European metaframeworks EQF/e-CF and ECVET as well as guidelines for developing/setting-up further vocational training measures for Green Jobs. The expected impact will allow for comparable skills sets for these professions of the future which supports the European labour market and tus, the employability of professionals while at the same time contributing to one of the major challenges of Europe 2020.
The GRIN-CH Project will address the shortage of skilled professionals in the Green IT field, a shortage that is due to its recent emergence. It will analyse the market needs, the existing trainings available for the different components and competences, and define a professional standard in the participating European countries. To make qualifications and profiles more transparent, it will refer the identified skills and competences - EQF and e-Competences Framework- e-CF. This approach leads to a better transparency and recognition of learning outcomes and qualifications through a transparent and adapted to market needs professional model. As a consequence, employment of professionals and their mobility across Europe will be reinforced. Training organisations will be advised on the content and skills that should be trained in the field of Green IT.
While IT executives don't often take a leading role in sustainability initiatives, Claus Mortensen, principle of emerging technology and services at IDC A-Pac, said they should.
"IT equipment and power usage are a major source of carbon emission and energy consumption," he said, "thus IT executives are in the frontline to bring results with minimal effort."
Les membres de la communauté des métiers de l'internet trouveront de nombreuses informations en français à propos de nos projets les plus récents, GRIN-CH (sur les technologies respectueuses de l'environnement) et CompAAL (sur les technologies d'assistance à l'autonomie). Cliquez ici.
e-Jobs Community members find information in French on our most recent e-Jobs projects, GRIN-CH (on green IT Technologies) and CompAAL (on jobs for ambient assisted living). Click Here.
Huge investments have been and are made by the EC and the Member States to support ICT research and the adoption of new tools to control over how much we consume at a personal level and allows utilities to better integrate renewable energy sources and reduce wastage.
New ICT developments aim at enhancing existing processes, enabling new ways of working and behaving to support a lower-carbon economy which will be crucial if we are to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
In this light, the GRIN-CH project aims at identifying new and key specialisations demanded in the Green IT field, and describing each of them in terms of knowledge, skills and competences needed.
