The future occupations in aviation will undergo profound transformations, the main factors of change beingnew technologies and the transition to a greener and sustainable economy that will require knowledgecreation and new skills for employees. The green skills are needed both in core sustainability areas likeenvironmental policies and pollution prevention, but also in transports, IT, services, manufacturing, energyand public administration. The increasing demand for green skills in the job market reflects the growingglobal concerns of the unsustainable activity impact within the workplace in all areas and, especially, in airtransport. Here, these future skill needs are an essential premise for drafting education and trainingmodernized curricula which can contribute to a more sustainable aviation industry.The aim of this paper is to provide a solid understanding of green skills needed for the new technologiesin air transport and for the necessary competences to enhance and manage innovative sustainablesystems in this industry. By developing green skills through education and training, the air transportemployees will be better prepared and able to generate economic and social benefits while ensuring asafe, efficient and environmentally responsible pathway.The research methodology involves qualitative and quantitative aspects and results: the qualitativeresearch consists in the in-depth analysis of data on green skills from European Commission,CEDEFOP, The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and of reports onqualifications and occupations in air transport from International Civil Aviation Organization and fromThe Air Transport Action Group. Complementary to this, the paper presents, also, the results of thefocus group “New skills for new professions within the air transport industry” organised by UNESCOChair of UPB with representatives of HE and air transport industry, which brought, to the same table,different perspectives and expertise for identifying the main changes within the field and the prospectsfor a better reconfiguration of the air transport qualifications. To better understand the current situationand skill needs, the paper presents the conclusions of a quantitative research on new skills necessaryfor the new smart occupations, the findings being based on a survey who used three questionnaires fortop management, employees and teaching staff.This research is carried out under the Erasmus+ project “Creative Digital Teaching And Learning ForGreen Air Transport And Logistics (AVIONIC)”, recently started by 6 partners from Finland, France,Romania and Spain, with support of representatives from HE, training, air transport and international andnational authorities. The project partners identified there are important changes in skills development andconsequently in training needs for the workforce to be able to develop and implement digitalized andsustainable air transports. The project activities are covering the following categories: identification ofdigital and green skills in air transport, sharing the knowledge on innovative methods for teaching andlearning, development of new curricula and teaching and learning materials based on research result onskills and qualifications, development of new digital tools for interactive teaching and learning.
The future occupations in aviation will undergo profound transformations, the main factors of change beingnew technologies and the transition to a greener and sustainable economy that will require knowledgecreation and new skills for employees. The green skills are needed both in core sustainability areas likeenvironmental policies and pollution prevention, but also in transports, IT, services, manufacturing, energyand public administration. The increasing demand for green skills in the job market reflects the growingglobal concerns of the unsustainable activity impact within the workplace in all areas and, especially, in airtransport. Here, these future skill needs are an essential premise for drafting education and trainingmodernized curricula which can contribute to a more sustainable aviation industry.The aim of this paper is to provide a solid understanding of green skills needed for the new technologiesin air transport and for the necessary competences to enhance and manage innovative sustainablesystems in this industry. By developing green skills through education and training, the air transportemployees will be better prepared and able to generate economic and social benefits while ensuring asafe, efficient and environmentally responsible pathway.The research methodology involves qualitative and quantitative aspects and results: the qualitativeresearch consists in the in-depth analysis of data on green skills from European Commission,CEDEFOP, The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and of reports onqualifications and occupations in air transport from International Civil Aviation Organization and fromThe Air Transport Action Group. Complementary to this, the paper presents, also, the results of thefocus group “New skills for new professions within the air transport industry” organised by UNESCOChair of UPB with representatives of HE and air transport industry, which brought, to the same table,different perspectives and expertise for identifying the main changes within the field and the prospectsfor a better reconfiguration of the air transport qualifications. To better understand the current situationand skill needs, the paper presents the conclusions of a quantitative research on new skills necessaryfor the new smart occupations, the findings being based on a survey who used three questionnaires fortop management, employees and teaching staff.This research is carried out under the Erasmus+ project “Creative Digital Teaching And Learning ForGreen Air Transport And Logistics (AVIONIC)”, recently started by 6 partners from Finland, France,Romania and Spain, with support of representatives from HE, training, air transport and international andnational authorities. The project partners identified there are important changes in skills development andconsequently in training needs for the workforce to be able to develop and implement digitalized andsustainable air transports. The project activities are covering the following categories: identification ofdigital and green skills in air transport, sharing the knowledge on innovative methods for teaching andlearning, development of new curricula and teaching and learning materials based on research result onskills and qualifications, development of new digital tools for interactive teaching and learning. Read More
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