The European Training Foundation has unveiled the ten 2023 ETF Green Skills Award finalists. The award recognises initiatives at the forefront of driving the transition towards a sustainable and green future and have demonstrated exceptional commitment and innovation in promoting and developing green skills throughout the world.
This year's ten finalists encompass a diverse range of backgrounds and expertise, representing various countries. They were selected from nearly 600 applications from over 60 countries. Here is the complete list:
- Armenia: TUMO Labs - Empowering youth to protect the environment through a climate change observatory
- Georgia: Construct2 - Developing a public-private partnership for the provision of training on eco-friendly building materials
- Indonesia: Carbon Addons - Enabling youth to become climate changemakers through a carbon academy
- Kenya: E-waste management - Promoting skills development opportunities for sustainable e-waste management
- Lebanon: Zero waste project - Educating for waste reduction and student environmental empowerment
- Morocco with Spain: Bouregreg Med-O-Med Gardening School by FUNCI - Providing green vocational training for marginalised youth
- Serbia: The Green Art Incubator - Promoting sustainable practices in the culture and arts sector
- Türkiye: Birsen Tanrikulu, teacher - Fostering green skills and sustainability in education
- Ukraine: Taras Shevchenko National University - Equipping future professionals with green competences
- USA with Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zimbabwe: WeCareSolar - Developing renewable energy solutions for remote communities and women's empowerment
The winners of the Green Skills Award will be selected by public vote open until 29 September (23:59 CEST) and will be announced at an award ceremony in late 2023. The stories of all finalists and the voting system can be found here: 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/GoGreen.
“Having the opportunity to choose ten finalists out of 600 applicants tells it all: the ETF Green Skills Award 2023 has attracted topical proposals from across the globe”, said ETF Director, Pilvi Torsti. “This is encouraging for the coming decades are critical if we are to find scalable solutions for a more sustainable world in the future. Most of the proposals demonstrate remarkable dedication in driving the green skills agenda forward within their communities, and I really wish them success. The ETF will continue to support countries in this direction”.
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