Two-day instructor-led, in-person workshop

Delivery mode: Face-to-face, instructor-led training
Duration: Two days
Language: Arabic or English, as required
Target countries: All Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries
Delivery locations: The workshop can be delivered in all governorates of Iraq, Jordan, Libya, and Syria, subject to agreement, in other MENA countries.

Course Overview

The programme supports the greening of jobs by helping participants understand how environmental responsibility can be integrated into everyday work practices across different sectors and occupations. It shows participants how simple workplace behaviours can reduce waste, conserve water and energy, prevent pollution, improve health and safety, and contribute to cleaner and more sustainable workplaces and communities. Furthermore, this practical training is designed for organizations and projects that aim to improve the employability and livelihoods of jobseekers, vulnerable youth, women, refugees, host communities, and other groups preparing to enter or re-enter the labour market.

The training is particularly relevant to employability, livelihoods, vocational training, short-term employment, Cash-for-Work, public works, school maintenance, municipal services, community development, and workforce-readiness programmes.

The workshop is delivered in person through face-to-face interaction and multimedia learning. It combines short presentations with practical demonstrations, games, team activities, discussions, and examples linked to participants’ daily work and local context.

Recommended for

The programme is recommended for:

• Employability and livelihood programmes
• Jobseekers and individuals preparing to enter the labour market
• Vulnerable youth and women
• Refugees and host communities
• Vocational education and training programmes
• Cash-for-Work and short-term employment projects
• Public works, maintenance, construction, municipal, and community service projects
• Organizations seeking to integrate green skills and environmental responsibility into workforce development

Training Objective

The overall objective is to support organizations in improving participants’ employability and livelihoods while promoting greener, safer, and more sustainable work practices.

The programme helps participants develop practical green skills that can be applied across different occupations and workplaces. These skills support the greening of existing jobs and prepare participants for labour markets that increasingly value environmental awareness, resource efficiency, workplace responsibility, and sustainable practices.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be better able to:

• Explain the relationship between environmental responsibility, employability, and decent work
• Recognize how jobs in different sectors can become greener
• Apply environmental responsibility in their daily work
• Reduce waste and use materials more efficiently
• Apply the principles of reducing, reusing, recycling, and upcycling
• Sort and manage workplace waste safely
• Reduce unnecessary plastic use and plastic pollution
• Save water, electricity, fuel, and other resources
• Identify and report environmental and workplace risks
• Maintain cleaner, healthier, and safer workplaces
• Demonstrate responsible behaviour that strengthens their employability
• Encourage colleagues and community members to adopt positive environmental practices

Main Training Topics

Day One: Environmental Awareness, Employability, and Green Skills

• Understanding the environment and its connection to work and livelihoods
• What are green jobs and green work practices?
• Greening existing jobs through simple workplace improvements
• Environmental responsibility as an employability skill
• Community responsibility and positive workplace behaviour
• Resource efficiency and responsible use of materials
• The waste hierarchy: reduce, reuse, recycle, and upcycle
• Types of waste and practical waste sorting
• Creative reuse and upcycling of workplace materials
• Reducing single-use plastic and plastic pollution

Day Two: Sustainable Workplace Practices and Green Action

• Maintaining clean, healthy, and safe workplaces
• Water conservation and reporting leaks
• Energy-saving practices in different workplaces
• Reducing material waste and preventing unnecessary purchases
• Managing dust, noise, fuel, oil, smoke, and fire risks
• Protecting plants, animals, and sensitive areas
• Safe handling of sharp, broken, and potentially hazardous waste
• Environmental risk reporting, teamwork, and accountability
• How green practices can improve work performance and employability
• Developing personal and team green-work commitments
• Preparing a practical environmental action plan for the workplace

Training Methodology

The workshop uses a participatory, practical, and adult-learning approach. The methodology includes:

• Interactive discussions
• Multimedia presentations
• Simple games and team challenges
• Waste-sorting exercises
• Group work and problem-solving activities
• Practical examples and demonstrations
• Workplace scenarios
• Participant storytelling and experience sharing
• Creative thinking and upcycling exercises
• Pre- and post-training assessments
• Personal and team environmental commitments

The content can be adapted to the participants’ occupations, literacy levels, target sectors, project activities, country context, and organizational priorities.

Workshop Outputs

Participants will receive:

• Two days of instructor-led training
• Practical environmental awareness and green-work materials
• Interactive exercises and demonstrations
• Pre- and post-training assessments
• Participant handouts, where required
• Certificate of participation, subject to agreement

The contracting organization may also receive:

• Attendance records
• Assessment results
• Training photographs, subject to consent
• A short workshop report
• Recommendations for integrating green practices into employability and livelihood activities

Group size and fee information

USD 100 per participants. Each group should include 15 to 25 participants.

The price quoted include stationery, giveaways, and participation certificate.

Fees may be adjusted depending on the travel requirements, language, customization needs, venue, and number of workshops requested.

Organizations interested in purchasing or customizing this training are encouraged to send an enquiry explaining their requirements before booking through the website.

Event page: https://srd.edu.jo/green-skills/item/116-ea2026

How to Register

Organizational enquiries and customized requests:
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For Jordan, contact: Dr. Qasem Alnewashi: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; for Iraq: Dr. Moahmmed Hazim, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; for Libya and Syria: Ms. Raghad Al-Masri, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please include the following information in your enquiry:

• Name of the organization
• Target country and location
• Proposed number of participants
• Preferred training dates
• Preferred language
• Participant profile
• Target occupations or employment sectors
• Type of employability, livelihood, vocational training, or employment programme
• Any required adaptations