包容转型的技能：青年现状与绿色就业机遇路径

Skills for anInclusiveTransition:Youth realitiesand greenopportunitypathways © British Council 2026. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial4.0 International Licence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses /by-nc/4.0/). Suggested citation:Gul, M., Lolona Alexis, G., Hina, F., Lund, L., MacDonald, S., Chau, D. M., Zahra,A., Santos, L., Nino, N., Mahmood, F., & Khan, H. (2026). Skills for an Inclusive Transition:Youth realities and green opportunity pathways. British Council.https://doi.org/10.57884/CNY9-EK08 “We must start by challenging the idea that knowledgecomes from classrooms, from universities… Young peoplegain critical green skill through lived experience…Cultural practices, peer learning, and community work”Speaker, Indonesia What the evidence shows:the core story A single overarching message emerges across the dataset: young people strongly recognisethe importance of green skills, but the pathway from learning to decent work remainsfragmented, uneven, and exclusionary. The survey captures high perceived relevance of green skills: 211 of 234 respondents (90.1%)rate green skills as important or very important for their future livelihoods. At the same time, access is widely constrained: 162 respondents (69.0%) report challengesaccessing green opportunities. Women respondents tend to select local job scarce, training access,and finance as the most significant barriers. It implies that while motivation is universal, inclusivityin green opportunities is largely not visible, especially to women. This gap is not simply a skills shortage. It reflects a broader pathway breakdown – where training,information, funding, and labour-market demand do not align, especially outside major cities. The labour-market signal is particularly stark. The most frequently cited barrier is lack of local greenjob opportunities (151; 64.3%), while only 44 respondents (19.9%) perceive high demand for greenjobs. This indicates that inclusion cannot be achieved through training supply alone; it depends onwhether the economy can absorb young people into decent work locally, and whether entry routesare structured to work for those without privilege or networks. Acknowledgements This study is the result of a deeply collaborative effort that brought together researchers, youthleaders, sustainability practitioners and partners across regions. We are grateful to all those whocontributed their time, insight and commitment to advancing evidence on inclusive green skillsand youth pathways. ResearchTeam BritishCouncil ResearchAdvisoryGroup Hive YouthResearchers 25 young peopleCo-created research designTested & refined methods 5 countries:1 Youth Field Researcher leading focus groups in each country Wider youth participants & stakeholders Interviewed and in workshops – contributing data and perspectives This research was commissioned by the British Council and implemented by Green Box World Ltd.We would like to thank the core writing and research team, led by Dr Mohsen Gul (Lead Author).We are extremely grateful to the contributors whose analytical, editorial and coordination inputsstrengthened the report at every stage. Contributors: Grace Lolona Alexis (Senior Research Specialist)Farah Hina (Senior Research Specialist)Lulu Lund (Safeguarding Lead)Stuart MacDonald (Cultural Relations Specialist)Do Minh Chau (Field Researcher, Viet Nam)Atya Zahra (Field Researcher, Indonesia)Lais Santos (Field Researcher, Brazil)Nora Nino (Field Researcher, Mexico)Shikha Dhawan (Field Researcher, India)Fatimah Mahmood (Research Associate)and Haseeb Khan (Research Associate) Our sincere thanks go to the Hive Researchers, whose country-level and global deep dives providedthe backbone of the qualitative evidence base and ensured that youth voices remained centralthroughout the research process. Acknowledgements: Hannia Vilchis Medina (Mexico)Achintya Ghosal (India)Nikeu Noviani (Indonesia)Aldemir de Abreu Lopes Junior (Brazil)Trần Nguyễn Hoàng Long (Viet Nam)Nguyễn Đức Trung (Viet Nam)Ruadháin Bonham (Ireland)Firuza Nasibzade (Azerbaijan)Kamran Abbasov (Azerbaijan)Asraa Binnayil (Libya)Ritesh Adhikari (Nepal)Sheila Campos (Mexico) We also extend our appreciation to the members of the Research Advisory Group, whose guidanceand critical feedback helped sharpen the analytical framing and strengthen methodological rigour. Jacqueline Cruz Aguila,Salamun Taofik,Bala Nagendran,Taynara do Vale Gomes Pinho,Trần Xuân Bách. We would also like to thank James Edleston and Daniel Smith from CreateAdapt for their supportin engagement of the Hive Researchers. We are particularly grateful to our colleagues at the British Council for their partnership, intellectualleadership and continued support throughout the research journey. Special thanks are dueto Dr Maryam Rab, Isobel Cecil, Monisah Ali, Afreen Dylowski, Elizabeth Norwood, MonomitaNag-Chowdhury, and Helena Tinker for their strategic guidance, collaboration and commitmentto yout