{"id":1128,"date":"2023-11-15T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2023-11-20T10:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T17:08:56","slug":"our-investment-in-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2023\/11\/15\/our-investment-in-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Our investment in Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light is-style-adk-banner has-black-color has-text-color\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1172\" height=\"660\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1129\" alt=\"Close-up candid\/action shot of a young man wearing a blue blazer, glasses, button-down shirt and a striped blue tie, holding a microphone in his right hand and his left hand in front of him, fingers curled as if grabbing something, presenting at a Generation workshop or event.\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Generation-1_1172x660.jpg\" style=\"object-position:0% 30%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"0% 30%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Generation-1_1172x660.jpg 1172w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Generation-1_1172x660-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Generation-1_1172x660-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Generation-1_1172x660-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1172px) 100vw, 1172px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Upskilling workers for the green economy<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The green economy is expected to create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilo.org\/global\/about-the-ilo\/newsroom\/news\/WCMS_628644\/lang--en\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">24 million jobs by 2030<\/a> across industries, including renewable energy, finance, and transportation, as well as architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet a skilled labor shortage threatens to slow down the global transition to a low-carbon economy. This is due in part to fragmented labor markets, employers\u2019 reliance on r\u00e9sum\u00e9s instead of skills, and barriers for individuals who may possess nontraditional qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>The growing demand for green jobs<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to LinkedIn\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/economicgraph.linkedin.com\/content\/dam\/me\/economicgraph\/en-us\/global-green-skills-report\/green-skills-report-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Global Green Skills 2023<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>report, the increasing demand for green skills\u2014those focused on sustainability and climate solutions\u2014is outpacing the increase in supply, raising the prospect of an imminent green skills shortage. Between 2022 and 2023, the share of green talent in the workforce rose by a median of 12.3% across 48 countries, while the share of job postings requiring at least one green skill grew at nearly twice the rate. The report found that globally only one in eight workers possesses one or more green skills, suggesting that the vast majority of workers and jobseekers have yet to attain skills that today\u2019s employers have come to expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The acute lack of a skilled green workforce is partially due to broader systemic issues across a fragmented labor market. Employers are struggling to find the talent they need, while unemployed or underemployed individuals are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tomvanderark\/2021\/06\/29\/the-rise-of-skills-based-hiring-and-what-it-means-for-education\/?sh=1862af474fa7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">often overlooked<\/a> for roles requiring postsecondary degrees. And it\u2019s hard to know which training or certification programs are driving the best outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world urgently needs a skilled, inclusive, green workforce to ensure a just transition to tomorrow\u2019s green economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Why Generation?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Autodesk Foundation is excited to welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generation: You Employed<\/a> (Generation) to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.org\/portfolio#work-and-prosperity\">Work &amp; Prosperity<\/a> portfolio. Founded in 2015, Generation is a global nonprofit supporting adults in achieving economic mobility through employment in key industries such as technology, healthcare, customer service, skilled trades, and green jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generation\u2019s employment programs are holistic and consistent across markets, developed in close collaboration with employers to ensure programmatic alignment with in-demand skills. The organization recruits learners based on their drive, motivation, and potential, offering training in technical, behavioral, and mindset skills. Generation aims to immediately place its graduates in good-paying jobs with employers and provides ongoing mentorship and support for graduates through its alumni community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generation is developing a set of green skills curricula to train learners for jobs in the built environment, which will focus on key roles such as retrofit advisors, solar panel installers, and heat pump installers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mona Mourshed, Generation\u2019s founding global CEO, is an education and workforce development leader, with a deep commitment to driving impact and maintaining high quality standards. She previously led McKinsey &amp; Company\u2019s global education practice and was recognized in 2011 as one of <a href=\"https:\/\/money.cnn.com\/galleries\/2011\/news\/companies\/1110\/gallery.40_under_40.fortune\/26.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Fortune<\/em>\u2019s 40 under 40<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\" id=\"etosha\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Generation-Mona_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Mona Mourshed, Founding Global CEO, Generation\" class=\"wp-image-1132 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Generation-Mona_400x400.jpg 666w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Generation-Mona_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Generation-Mona_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Generation-Mona_400x400-345x345.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><em>\u201cThe green transition will not only transform our environment, it will fundamentally shift the world of work. There is an opportunity to ensure that new jobs created by the green economy are filled by a skilled, diverse workforce that includes all communities in this transformation.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Mona Mourshed, Founding Global CEO, Generation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Generation measures its impact across three dimensions: breadth, depth, and durability. It currently operates in 18 countries and 35 professions, with 98,000 graduates who have generated $890 million in wages. Its programs have a high success rate, with 81% of graduates securing employment within three months and 70% remaining employed 2 to 5 years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generation\u2019s employer-led approach, data-driven methodology, and focus on accessible training programs make it an invaluable organization in supporting workers\u2019 economic mobility and addressing the global demand for green skills.<em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our collaboration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By investing in Generation, we are expanding our portfolio\u2019s impact potential in important international markets and supporting the creation of more green jobs around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Autodesk Foundation\u2019s support, Generation plans to develop three green jobs curricula for select markets, which will be used to train and place more than 2,000 unemployed or underemployed learners in green industries, and better understand which aspects of its curricula are 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