The ETF received 64 applications from around the world. Ten finalists, among them Don Bosco Tech Africa, were shortlisted for this year’s award.
On May 13th the European Training Foundation (ETF) announced the start of the public vote for the Green Skills Award 2022, a competition that honours projects from around the world that demonstrate innovation and creativity in green skills and education. The voting ended on June 5th, with the three winners being announced on June 9th.
Croatia’s “The Green Changemaker,”; Nigeria’s “Operation Skill them up,” and “Don Bosco Jobitech” in Onitsha, Nigeria, were selected first, second and third, respectively, in this year’s public vote.
The award aims to highlight how school and vocational educational training programmes are being developed to support the shift to sustainable, carbon-neutral, circular economies and societies.
By showcasing projects, the award helps to provide ideas and inspiration for education and training of policymakers and practitioners in the EU neighbourhood and beyond.
