Employment and Skills Policies for the Green Transition

Annex A. Indicators for an M&E framework in Flanders

Table A A.1. Proposed indicators to build a monitoring framework for the Green Skills Roadmap in Flanders

Action	Proposed indicator
Action group A: Setting up a governance structure – improving the co‑ordination among Flemish stakeholders to respond to the green transition
Action A‑1: Formulate a common understanding and definition of skills for the green transition	Publication of the reference framework Relevant actors relying upon the framework when taking up skills for the green transition in their activities Presence of a monitoring framework examining the level of implementation and take‑up
Action A‑2: Integrate the impact of the green transition as a specific topic in the skills forecasting approach of Flanders	Number of forecasting models/reports with elements of skills for the green transition Baseline and future projections for skills for the green transition to track progress
Action A‑3: Plug in and validate the Green Skills Strategy for all Flemish environmental, circular, climate and energy policy frameworks	Number of key strategies and legislation including analysis of skills/jobs impacts
Action A‑4: Install the best governance structure based on the scenarios developed in the Governance Framework report	Progress on roadmap actions (as shown by monitoring indicators) Perceived co‑operation between governance actors (qualitative inquiries)
Action group B: Co-funding for specific activities
Action B‑1: Design a set of co-funding mechanisms to facilitate the development of Green Skills in Flanders	Number of funding calls focussed on skills for the green transition Number of projects on skills for the green transition financed Monitoring strategy for local pilot projects and success stories
Action B‑2: Public financial support for urgent the development of skills for the green transition for the unemployed and those at risk of unemployment	Number of short training courses offered focussed on the development of skills for the green transition to unemployed and inactive working population Number of hires of trainees by employers active in greening the economy Number of permanent hires because of traineeships Examples of reskilling of employees by employers in green rival jobs
Action group C: Accelerate the integration of Green Skills in Flemish (Vocational) Education and Training
Action C‑1: Further build on sectoral and intersectoral covenants and agreements to solidify co‑operation on matching supply and demand of skills for the green transition	Number of covenants revised with commitments related to skills for the green transition
Action C‑2: Online self-assessment tool for companies to assess current and future skills for the green transition	Number of sectors covered Number of employees/enterprises completing assessments Number of SMEs reached
Action C‑3: Expand the offer of skills for the green transition in existing and new VET programmes and higher education	Number of green-labelled/adapted training courses Number of students enrolled in these courses
Action C‑4: Put the right consortia in the lead to establish and implement specific Green Skills and Jobs Accelerator Plans	Number of Accelerator Plans created/implemented Number of organisations in implementation consortia
Action group D: Promotion and awareness raising
Action D‑1: Launch of a broad awareness raising campaign on skills for the green transition in Flanders	Increased awareness of skills for the green transition and roadmap actions (surveys) Improved perceptions of efforts related to skills for the green transition in Flanders KPIs for sub-campaigns (e.g. number of people reached, number of companies / sectors participating)
Action D‑2: Highlight (vocational) education and training programmes for specific green occupations	Number of VET graduates entering jobs for the green transition Student enrolment in targeted programmes Number of VET programmes covered Number of (potential) learners reached with the campaigns VET learner awareness of green career pathways
Action D‑3: Introducing a label for training certification related to the green transition	Number of courses awarded green label Number of participants in labelled courses Participant satisfaction (surveys)
Action group E: Knowledge sharing and peer-learning
Action E‑1: Support front-runner companies and sectoral organisations to share their experiences	Number of active knowledge‑sharing networks with a focus on skills for the green transition Evidence of lessons adopted by other companies share of economy covered by such networks
Action E‑2: Set up an online central information hub, with all information related to the campaign on skills for the green transition	Platform usage (visitor statistics) Stakeholder participation in providing content (e.g. timely updates by key stakeholders) Sectoral and geographic reach
Action E‑3: Set up thematic networks between (VET) skills development providers and the world of work	Number of networks on skills for the green transition established
Action E‑4: Integrate skills for the green transition in professional training for teachers and train the trainer programmes	Number of green-labelled teacher training programmes Number of teachers reporting capacity in skills for the green transition Number of teachers delivering courses on skills for the green transition

Source: Authors based on Trinomics (2023[7]), “Proposal for an implementation roadmap for the Flemish Green Skills Strategy”, https://reform-support.ec.europa.eu/document/download/27495f8d-e7ed-4957-bdca-49337251fed8_en?filename=DLV7%20and%20DLV6%20Green%20skills%20Implementation%20Roadmap_0.pdf.