Green Skills Hub

The Green Skills Hub project develops a new kind of multi-actor collaboration model to meet the skills needs of the green transition, especially in the battery and hydrogen sectors. The project supports both regional and national goals to strengthen green skills and ensure a skilled workforce—key factors for sustainable growth and the move toward clean energy.
Battery and hydrogen industries in Finland are growing fast and will need thousands of new skilled workers in the coming years. These industries require new types of vocational skills, but current training systems are not adapting fast enough. This skills gap slows down investments, limits growth, and reduces job opportunities. The Green Skills Hub responds to this challenge by creating flexible, work-based training solutions and improving cooperation between education
and working life.
The main goal is to build a permanent Green Skills Hub model where education providers,
employers, and other stakeholders can work together to identify, develop, and test training
solutions for the green transition. The project will also create a digital platform that brings
together training options, tools for identifying skills needs, and feedback channels. Services will be modular and easy to access, so they can serve different target groups flexibly. The target groups include workers, jobseekers, and career changers who want to work in the battery or hydrogen sectors or other green industries. The project takes place in the Pirkanmaa and Ostrobothnia regions, which have strong expertise in automation, energy, and manufacturing.
The project includes five work packages:
(1) Building and establishing the Green Skills Hub model, (2) Identifying and analyzing skills needs, (3) Designing and testing new training services, (4) Reaching the target groups and developing an interactive communication model, and (5) Project management and evaluation.
The project will produce at least five training modules, an outreach model, and a lasting
cooperation structure that connects regions and sectors.
The Green Skills Hub brings added value by promoting shared use of resources, flexible training design, and digital accessibility. Collaboration between Tredu (lead partner) and Vamia (copartner) allows the model to be tested in two different regions, improving its scalability and impact. The project lays a foundation for long-term skills development that supports a shift toward a sustainable, competitive, and skill-based working life.