Introduction:

Moving to more circular economic models promises a much brighter future for the European economy. It is one of the main objectives of the European Circular Economy community today. It would allow Europe to meet current and future challenges of global pressure on resources and the rising insecurity of supply. Pumping resources back into productive use repeatedly, cutting waste and reducing dependence on uncertain supplies is a direct route to improving resilience and competitiveness. By helping to decouple economic growth from resource use and its impacts, the circular economy offers the prospect of sustainable growth that is durable.

The EIT Circular Economy Initiative together with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Commission (coordinators) will organise a series of discussions groups on various themes, in the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP).

The first discussion group of this series will occur during the second half of 2020 on the theme of Education and Skills for a Circular Economy.

Objective:

The aim is to define the current main challenges related to Education, Learning and Skills for a Circular Economy. This topic covers three different perspectives of lifelong learning:

• Childhood and school education

• Education and training of students (I-VET1 and Higher Education)

• Adult learning and education (C-VET2 and adult general learning).

This collaboration will be implemented through a three-stage process:

• Phase 1: Preparatory online experts’ workshop

• Phase 2: Online open discussion group on the ECESP

• Phase 3: Final (possibly physical) open workshop

Ladeja Godina Košir - Chair of this workshop.
Organised by ECESP - The European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform and EIT Circular Economy Initiative.