New Professions and Vocational Higher Education Institutions in the Context of Green and Digital Transformation

Authors : Esra Nur Akpınar

Pages : 1821-1849

Doi:10.18506/anemon.1690180

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Publication Date : 2025-12-30

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :This study aims to analyze the new professions emerging with the green and digital transformation (twin transition), the skills they require, and the professions whose relevance is decreasing, within the context of Vocational Higher Education Institutions. Conducted using document analysis, the study reached the following conclusions: The twin transition, a core dynamic of the 21st century, deeply impacts the economy and labor market. The most significant aspect of this impact is the emergence of new professions and the skills needed for them, while traditional professions lose their relevance. This shift forces the current model of Vocational Higher Education Institutions, which train a skilled workforce for industry, to undergo restructuring in terms of structure, objectives, curriculum, and implementation. The restructuring, aligned with state policies, labor market demands, and global examples, marks a transition from a school-based to a work-based model. The curriculum of this new model is competency-based, aiming to equip students with work-based digital competencies and green skills. These work-based institutions, ideally located in organized industrial zones, are expected to provide both face-to-face and online education to the younger generation and the existing workforce, helping them acquire digital and green skills aligned with the 21st-century Information Society and Economy.
Keywords : Twin Transition, Green and Digital Transformation, New Professions, and the Vocational Higher Education Model

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