What role do green skills play in the changing workforce?

Singapore's green skills are growing but there's still a lot of work to be done

BY Jodi Walters 27 Oct 2022

This article was produced in partnership with LinkedIn.

With the world facing a climate crisis, the need to create a sustainable economy has never been greater. A special report published by HRD in partnership with LinkedIn provides a fresh perspective on the role of green skills in the transition towards a sustainable future.

Read the full free special report here: The role of green skills in the changing global economy

Green skills are growing, but there is still work to be done. LinkedIn analysed data from its 830 million global members and has released its Global Green Skills Report 2022. The figures reveal a huge surge in roles driven by new climate policies. Singapore has followed this global trend, with its finance and agriculture sectors recording growing shares of green skills.

LinkedIn head of Asia Frank Koo says making green skills essential to a larger range of jobs is a positive change for Asia and this growth will be crucial to helping achieve global climate targets.

Glossary of green terms:

Green skills – skills that enable the environmental sustainability of economic activities
Green jobs – cannot be performed without a good knowledge of green skills
Greening jobs – usually require at least some green skills
Greening potential job – can be performed without green skills, but may occasionally require some level of green skills
Non-green jobs – do not require any green skills in performing the jobs
Green talent – a LinkedIn member who has explicitly added green skills to their profile, and/or is working in a green or greening job

“It will be increasingly vital for key sectors across Asia to place an importance on greening jobs,” Koo says. “Having such buy-in from as many sectors as possible will put Singapore, and Asia, in a strong position to take on the sustainability challenge.”

Read the full FREE special report here: The role of green skills in the changing global economy