Green Skills: Think. Learn. Act.

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On 17 October 2025, the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) hosted a hands-on conference that brought together 50 teachers, company representatives, and sustainability allies from across Latvia to explore how to build the green skills our future needs—and the practical tools to teach them.
What was discussed
  • What was achieved in the Green Leadership project and where to find relevant materials on the project website. A workshop on the GreenComp framework was also delivered inciting conference participants to imagine how to teach the Green Comp competences within their disciplines or think of initiatives in their schools or regions where these competences are developed.
  • Demand for new talent in Latvia remains high and especially “blue-collar” roles. ERDA shared the latest labour-market trends and introduced the “Nākotnes Darbs” (Future of work) platform, which helps young people (and adults) to plan meaningful careers.
  • In some years’ time circular economy will hopefully become a normal mindset and as natural as recycling. Santa Krastiņa from Green Liberty led a practical workshop on creating circular solutions—a format teachers can easily repeat with their students in class to engage them into imagining more sustainable operations.
  • Experience and activities delivered within the GreenVET Pathway and EULEP projects.
  • AI meets the circular economy in the classroom. Edgars Čerkovskis shared how he uses AI tools to streamline circular-economy projects and boost learning at EKA University of Applied Sciences— including AI-tailored tests that reflect each student’s progress and learning.
The conference was closed by a panel discussion moderated by Līga Sičeva, Director of EU Project Department at the LCCI. The discussion was provokatively titled “From talk to action on sustainability” and focused on the personal experience of the panelists to work with sustainability. Speakers included Ilze Vamža from Riga Technical University, Ilze Dalbiņa-Sarma from the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO, Ilona Šņikvalde from Riga State Technical School and Edgars Čerkovskis. They shared how they practice sustainability in their lives. Ilona Šņikvalde recommended gathering all personal items in one place to visualize consumption and curb new purchases.
The conference titled “Green Skills: Think. Learn. Act.” was organised in cooperation with GreenVET Pathway and EULEP – two other projects Erasmus+ funded projects implemented by the LCCI and the event featured in the #ErasmusDays programme in Latvia. This cooperation allowed to create a full day event and attract VET teachers from all of Latvia thus ensuring effective dissemination of the project results.