On 7 October, LCAMP took part in the UNESCO-UNEVOC webinar on how TVET and skills systems can support the green, blue and digital transitions. Unai Ziarsolo and Josu Etcheverry, coordinators of the LCAMP ALLIANCE, presented “Competencies for green manufacturing & production”.
The green, blue and digital transitions are changing jobs, industries and the skills people need. To explore how vocational education and training can respond, UNESCO-UNEVOC held an online webinar on 7 October 2026. It brought together policymakers, TVET practitioners, industry representatives, young people and skills experts from around the world.
The discussion focused on practical approaches: anticipating emerging skills needs, modernising curricula, strengthening partnerships with industry, and developing flexible assessment and certification pathways. Throughout, participants stressed the need to keep inclusion at the centre of change.
LCAMP contributed to the break-out session “Green and Blue Economy in Practice: what works, what matters, what scales”, introduced by Kenneth Barrientos, Programme Officer for Greening TVET at UNESCO-UNEVOC. Around 40 people attended thesession, most of them from higher education institutions.
LCAMP was represented by Unai Ziarsolo, and supported by Josu Etcheverry, the two coordinators of the LCAMP ALLIANCE. Their presentation, “Competencies for green manufacturing & production”, drew on the work of LCAMP, the European Centre of Vocational Excellence in advanced manufacturing. They showed how VET centres can identify the competences that a more sustainable and circular industry needs and bring them into training.
The use of Learning Factories to develop green competences generated particular interest among participants. These environments reproduce real production settings, so learners can work on energy efficiency, resource use and circular processes in a context very close to that of industry. This makes green skills more tangible and easier to apply in the workplace.
The session was a valuable opportunity to exchange experiences with other countries and organisations working on the green transition in education and training, and to bring LCAMP’s results to the international UNEVOC community.
For LCAMP, events like this show the importance of sharing what works and learning from others. Through the LCAMP ALLIANCE, the network will continue working with VET centres across Europe to make sustainable manufacturing a core part of vocational training.