Cyprus’ Human Resource Development Authority (HRDA) presented on Thursday a study on the needs the island has in green jobs for the period between 2024-2030.

According to a press release issued by the Authority, these jobs are essential to meet labour market requirements on the way to a climate-neutral economy, the study findings say, noting that there needs to be a link between education and training as the needs grow.

Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, Yiannis Panagiotou, said that green transition requires continuous investments in the upgrading of human resources.

He further said that there is an obligation of the companies to invest in the continuous upgrading and that HRDA has a role to play to this end.

The Minister also noted that the employees themselves must seek to constantly further develop their knowledge and skills in order to remain competitive in the labour market.

He also added that green professions and the technologies that support them are changing drastically and these developments must be taken into account by the education system as well.

HRDA Head Demetris Kittenis said in his speech that the green and digital transition, promoted by the European Union, will inevitably affect the labour market, diversifying the required knowledge and skills of the human resources.

He noted that with the constant acquisition of knowledge and skills the employees can remain in the labour market and be competitive as well.

Kittenis also said that the Authority has included in the Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026 four projects that cover the acquisition of knowledge and skills for the green, blue economy, digital skills as well as entrepreneurship.