Transcript Identification of future skills needs of the chemical

Chamber Colloquium
13 February 2014
Introducing skill needs of the Chemical Sector
with respect to the Green Economy
Atul Padalkar
Definitions and Key Concepts
1. Definition of the Green Economy
“Results in improved human well-being and social equity, while
significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological
scarcities”
2. Green Economy and Sustainable Development
“Economic development Model based on knowledge of ecological
economics”
3. Low Carbon Economy
4. Green Jobs
5. Green Growth
6. Green Chemistry
Research Methodology
• Mainly quantitative, supported with qualitative inputs
• A judgemental convenience sampling approach
• Levy paying members of the CHIETA in KZN
• Top 80% cumulative employment contributor
organisations submitting WSP-ATRs
• Sampling framework for representation across subsectors and size from the Universe
• Pilot interviews followed by quantitative study
Limitations of the Study
•
Limited to the Chemicals Sector only.
•
Limited to Levy Paying members of the CHIETA.
•
Most respondents were HR/WSP practitioners.
•
Limited to KZN. However, specific stakeholders of
strategic importance included.
•
Limited scope does not allow this to be representative of
South Africa or of other sectors.
•
Opportunity for a wider and deeper study in future
Key International Green Economy Trends
• Growth of Environmental Goods in Global Trade
• Growth in Environmental Certifications such as ISO
14000
• Growth in Environmental Labelling
• Growth in Public Policy Instruments and Interventions
Opportunities Arising
• The transition to a green economy increases in wealth, in
particular ecological commons, but also, over a period of
six years, produces a higher rate of GDP growth.
• There is an link between poverty eradication and better
maintenance and conservation of the ecological commons,
arising from the benefit flows from natural capital that are
received directly by the poor.
• In transition to green, new jobs are created that over time
exceed the losses in brown economy employment.
Literature Review
Multi-disciplinarian Approach Required
• International Context
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UNEP
ILO
OECD
WWF
Various NGOs
• South African Context
• IDC-DBSA
• DEAT
• DTI
• Chemical Industry Context (Local & International)
• Chieta & its equivalent International counterparts
• Skills Context
• NSDS
• SETAs
Key Findings
Legislation & Regulation have played an
important role
Major
Impact
(Weight 4)
Customers/Market
Demand Patterns
6.45%
4
Significa
nt
Impact
(Weight
3)
17.74%
11
Processes
11.29%
7
16.13%
10
29.03%
18
25.81%
16
17.74%
11
62
1.77
3.28%
2
13.11%
8
22.95%
14
27.87%
17
32.79%
20
61
1.26
Legislation and
regulations
16.67%
10
21.67%
13
23.33%
14
20%
12
18.33%
11
60
1.98
Parent Company
10.81%
4
27.03%
10
8.11%
3
27.03%
10
27.03%
10
37
1.68
40%
2
20%
1
0%
0
0%
0
40%
2
5
2.20
Staff
Other
Reasonable
Impact
(Weight 2)
Low
Impact
(Weight
1)
No
impact
(Weight
0)
Total
Average
Weighting
25.81%
16
29.03%
18
20.97%
13
62
1.60
…As most Companies have been impacted
by the “Green Economy” imperatives..
…..Which is expected to increase in the
next 2-3 years ahead…..
Major Impact
(Weight 4)
Significant
Impact
(Weight 3)
Reasonable
Impact
(Weight 2)
Low Impact
(Weight 1)
No impact
(Weight 0)
16.13%
10
30.65%
19
22.58%
14
16.13%
10
14.52%
9
17.74%
11
33.87%
21
19.35%
12
20.97%
13
8.06%
5
6.45%
4
33.87%
21
24.19%
15
17.74%
11
17.74%
11
Legislation
and
regulations
Parent
Company
28.81%
17
27.12%
16
23.73%
14
13.56%
8
6.78%
4
17.14%
6
31.43%
11
14.29%
5
14.29%
5
22.86%
8
Other
50%
2
0%
0
25%
1
0%
0
25%
1
Customers/M
arket
Demand
Patterns
Processes
Staff
Total
62
62
62
59
35
4
Average
Weighting
2.18
2.32
1.94
2.58
2.06
2.50
…..mostly due to changes in customer
demand patterns and process changes…..
…..requiring reduction of waste, emission
and use of energy and materials
while improving recycling……
Major
Impact
(Weight 4)
3.33%
2
Significant
Impact
(Weight 3)
6.67%
4
Reasonable
Impact
(Weight 2)
18.33%
11
Low Impact
(Weight 1)
No impact
(Weight 0)
40%
24
6.56%
4
21.31%
13
29.51%
18
10%
6
28.33%
17
Reduction of greenhouse
gas emissions
3.39%
2
Decreasing waste and
emissions
Recycling of materials
Development and
adoption of renewable
energy sources
Reduction of
consumption of raw
materials
Reduction of
consumption of
electricity and fossil fuels
Preventing the loss of
biodiversity and restoring
ecosystems
Total
Average
Weighting
31.67%
19
60
1.10
26.23%
16
16.39%
10
61
1.75
26.67%
16
20%
12
15%
9
60
1.98
18.64%
11
20.34%
12
23.73%
14
33.90%
20
59
1.34
11.67%
7
26.67%
16
30%
18
16.67%
10
15%
9
60
2.03
11.67%
7
3.33%
2
28.33%
17
15%
9
21.67%
13
21.67%
13
25%
15
20%
12
13.33%
8
40%
24
60
2.00
60
1.22
…..impacting jobs at all levels across the
organisations….
Managerial
Technical
Support
Elementary
Occupation
s
Major
Impact
(Weight 4)
Significant
Impact
(Weight 3)
Reasonable Low Impact
Impact
(Weight 1)
(Weight 2)
6.56%
4
26.23%
16
22.95%
14
24.59%
15
16.67%
10
21.67%
13
20%
12
6.67%
4
15%
9
5.17%
3
18.97%
11
Total
Average
Weighting
19.67%
12
61
1.75
21.67%
13
20%
12
60
1.93
23.33%
14
31.67%
19
23.33%
14
60
1.50
18.97%
11
32.76%
19
24.14%
14
58
1.48
……..Especially Managerial & Technical jobs…
No impact
(Weight 0)
…Particularly as Managements need to
improve their understanding of Green
Economy - especially Legislation…..
Managerial Skills Needed
Legislation
15
Awareness/ Understanding
15
Strategic Management of GE
9
Job Specific Green Skills
Nu of occurance
5
Environmental Risk
1
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
…..and technical teams need to improve
Job Specific Skills relating to the
Green Economy….
Technical Skills needed
Job specific Green Skills
23
Awareness/ Understanding
10
Legislation
6
No of occurance
Specific Management of GE
4
Carbon Footprinting
1
Understand Green Skills
1
0
5
10
15
20
25
…. Highlighting a need for
Organisation-wide ‘Green’ awareness ….
Elementary Skills needed
Awareness/ Understanding
Job Specific Green Skills
No of occurance
Basic Education
Legislation
0
5
10
15
20
25
….and requirement for Capacity building
and training for Green Economy…..
…..leading to some new occupations
being created….
1.
2.
3.
4.
Environmental Impact Analyst
Sustainability Compliance Officer
Resource Efficiency Monitoring officer (Water, Energy, Materials etc)
Carbon Footprint Assessor
Which……
• May arise as an additional function for existing jobs
• Give rise to a new venture opportunity for providing Environmental
Services
…so, to benefit from the Green Economy,
we need to….
• Improve company / industry wide awareness
• Improve fundamental skills of Maths &
Science
• Develop other enabling skills e.g. Innovation,
Leadership.
• Develop Partnerships & Co-ordination for skills
development Processes
• Understand Policy Drivers & Developments in
an International Context
…Note the Key Role of Government
in Skills Development such as to….
• Coordinate the updating of national qualifications and curricula and
finance skills provision.
• Devise active labour market measures to cushion the effects of
green structural change and to ensure disadvantaged groups have
access to the labour market.
• Incentivise training provision, or provide incentives for skills
development
• Enable Career guidance and counselling in a decentralized fashion
to meet skill needs
• Create A National Low Carbon Economy Skills Forum, would be
useful to monitor and direct the National Qualifications Framework
to ensure that essential skills for greening the economy are
considered
• Support further research and data collection
…..and adapting existing training systems to
the needs of the Green Economy…
• Colloquia and Collaborative Exchanges
• Future technological developments, improved legislation and
enforcement.
• Incorporate effect of emerging market drivers
• Two general approaches :
– Including a standard module relevant across a group of occupations
– Updating the content of specific initial or continuing training courses
by adding new material to augment or replace existing content
• Creating new qualifications
• Creation of new university departments
• Wider and Bigger Study incorporating SA and other SETAs
In conclusion….
Tomorrow belongs to those who
prepare themselves today
Thank You
Dr Padalkar’s Research Resources
Tel: + 27 31 201 7444
Cell: 082 897 7811
Email: [email protected]
BACK-UPS
Specific Skills required to perform present jobs:
Specific knowledge areas
Basic Green Economy Awareness:
• Understanding Concept of Green Economy and its implications
• International Trends and how it affects the firms
• Fundamental awareness of Global warming process
• Understanding of Green Chemistry and
• Introduction to concepts of Reduce-Recycle-Re-use
• Practical implementation of Energy Efficiency.
• Understanding of applicable legislation
Advanced Green Economy Implementation Skills:
• Green Economy Impact Measurement Skills
• Energy Efficiency Audit and Implementation
• Reduction in the use of materials
• Recycling and Waste disposal processes
• Safety and Legislative Compliance
• Green Supply Chain Practices including manufacturing processes
Other comments:
• “More training and awareness to all industries to make
an impact in South Africa.
• More stringent government legislation to use
environmentally friendly products/raw materials. The
more customers who understand the need to buy
environmentally friendly products the more opportunity
it gives us to manufacture it.”
• “Road shows for companies & factories to raise
awareness of the green economy. Partnerships between
stakeholders ( DCCI, Industry , Government etc) to
support mutual interests.”
• “In-house training is needed to align the company with
green economy agenda.”
• “We have not heard of the green economy and thus it’s
difficult to forecast training for something that we were
unaware of.”