More than six out of ten primary school students will in 2035 practice occupations that do not exist today

Sugar Mizzy February 1, 2023

Professions that do not exist today are estimated to be practiced in 2035 by more than six out of ten (65%) children who now go to primary school, as pointed out by the president of the Permanent Energy Committee of the Technical Chamber of Greece/Department of Central Macedonia (TEE/TKM) ) Dimitris Kouskouridis, adding that some professions “we will find in front of us” as a necessity, but the people who practice them do not exist to the desired extent. He mentioned the technicians as an example of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), people to manage energy communities and energy brokers.

The above assessments were formulated by Mr. Kouskouridis, speaking at an event on “Green Professions of the Future”, organized as part of the multi-conference “Money Show” at the Hellenic-Italian Chamber of Thessaloniki, the Secretariat of Climate Change & Environment SW of Thessaloniki and the Department of Environmental Engineering International University of Greece.

According to the Secretary of Climate Change and Environment of the ND of Thessaloniki Giorgos Papaioannou, in recent years Greece has been developing in a safe and stable environment for work and entrepreneurship and “the ND does not have to create all those conditions for development, in order to give a boost to the economy and society to take advantage of the new opportunities of the “future”. which is now””. For his part, according to an announcement by the organizers, the president of the Hellenic-Italian Chamber of Thessaloniki and organizer of the Money Show, Christos Sarantopoulos, referred to the dynamic return of the institution after the pandemic.

Green transition with new skills and new specializations

About the ESG (environmental, social and governance) indicators, which are increasingly taken “to enter into new partnerships, to secure financing, to attract new investments and to satisfy customers”, spoke – among others – Simeon Diamantidis, its president. Association of Exporters – SEVE, while the Deputy Regional Governor for Environment and Development of K. Macedonia Konstantinos Jutikas pointed out the need for quick measures in the labor market. This is because “the transition to the new data (among other things due to the rapid progress of technology) is not easy, as there will be a loss of jobs, while the creation of new ones will take place gradually and will not be the same in all geographical areas”.

The vice-president of the Department of Environmental Engineering of the DiPaE Perris Mendzelou explained that the graduates of the department can create important applications in the field of smart cities, pointing out the need to recommend training educational tools in this direction, such as the Virtual Reality Laboratory, the DiPaE in Sindo and is “the only one of its kind”, operating within a university worldwide.

The deficit that exists in general in the European Union in the acquisition of both green and digital professional skills was pointed out by the president of the Public Benefit Enterprise of the Municipality of Thessaloniki (KEDITH) Dimitra Akritidou, noting that 1/3 of the inhabitants of Europe lack digital literacy. Ms Akritidou also reminded that 2023 is the European Year of Skills, which demonstrates that the EU supports young people’s perspectives in building a “greener and more digital” future.

Among other things, the president and managing director of ANAKEM SA, Ilias Dimitriadis, spoke about the areas that an engineer can work in with regard to waste recycling, recalling that the company started in Thessaloniki and developed throughout Greece with 180 recycling units and more of 2,000 employees.

“We are constantly creating new jobs,” said Agapi Orfanidou, on behalf of EASTWESTGREECE, announcing that the company is ready to install 10 young women in jobs. He added that the company, which cooperates with more than 70 municipalities throughout the country, has – within six years – collected and managed 14,000 tons of textile products, while for “every 150 purple bins that are placed, there are 3 to 4 direct jobs”

Anestis Stamatis, managing director of Cactus SA, focused on green professions in IT sciences and blockchain technology while he addressed an open invitation to those interested in joining the company’s team, as there are five jobs for people under 30 years old.

The many jobs and the sustainability offered by tourism were mentioned by Sotiris Mylonas, sustainability consultant, AUTH civil engineer, noting that 81% of visitors want to visit a sustainable tourist accommodation. He also focused on the development of ecotourism, a market that will reach “over 300 billion” in the coming years. dollars, creating space for green giant professions.