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| Last updated: 2010-02-04 13:44 EET |
Professional retraining requires will, a keen practical sense, and, possibly, when it comes to what we know as ‘green jobs’, changing one’s perception of the environment. Mostly developed in villages, “green jobs’’ could breathe new life into agriculture. HR expert Marius Garlea is general manager of www.jobsinro.ro. He will enlarge on this working sector that is still new to the Romanian public:
“New jobs in green sectors, mainly relating to the environment, usually emerge in rural areas. Large parks in downtown Bucharest will not see wind turbines or water treatment plants, as all these are meant to be built outside large cities or in open areas with stimulating weather conditions. Green jobs also include the professional assessment of thermal comfort in apartment buildings, which usually involve double glazing or solar energy equipment. These jobs are not rare. Today’s old buildings are thermally rehabilitated and an increasing number of new homes are equipped with solar power installations.”
There is generous room for the development of green jobs, considering the popularity of ecology over the last years. Technical progress and globalisation have also encouraged the emergence of new jobs. HR expert Marius Garlea talks on the appearance of a new profession:
“Economists trained in international standardisation: this is a profession that was unknown to Romanians until a few years ago. They have found room here, because international corporations have opened branches in Romania. There is, as a result, a need to maintain accounting systems in line. There are also many ipod or blackberry technicians now, professions that did not exist here before. One can come across such specialists in cellphone service stores. They must always keep up to date with the technical devices that keep appearing on the market. Romanians are fast to adapt to new professional requirements, all the more so as these professions require little training.”
Olivian Breda, an expert in search engine enhancement, also underwent little professional training, while showing a keen interest in the new field:
“I specialise in search engine enhancement and I work as a freelance consultant for several companies. I begin with an analysis of my customers’ websites, I then collect all links to my customers’ sites and modify the site structure and contents, so that search engines have the best net-surfing capacity. I also provide customers with postings on social networks and I carry out search engine enhancement training courses.”
Before embarking on his complex and challenging profession, 28-year-old Olivian Breda started off as an avid internet surfer in 2002. He now loves what he is doing and hopes to draw more people to this sector:
“My job consists in helping certain searches have very good returns. Customers need these services, but I believe that there are still very few service providers in Romania. This new sector still calls for a lot of development. There is customer demand, but the professionals’ offer is still low. I believe this job has great prospects and we could expect a boom on this market.”
Accessing European funds is a challenging issue which demands appropriate experts. Sever Avram, general manager of “EU-RO Clearing Funds”, an organisation specialising in EU fund absorption, has been training consultants to put together applications for such funds.
“When it comes to European funds consulting, one cannot become a consultant and be entitled to guiding others in this field, before starting up projects and successfully carrying them out. No specific training is needed, because teams that work in European-funded project management, come from varied sectors, which run a large gamut – the legal sector, engineering, HR, communication and PR.”
Consultants also need training in order to draw up EU funding applications. Sever Avram says this is an increasingly required profession:
“Given the restructuring of the public administration, many people want to get professional retraining. Very few individuals and institutions have resorted to EU funds in Romania so far – about 10% as compared to 40%, the original estimate for 2010. Excessive bureaucracy was a deterrent. But now the public is better informed and an ever-increasing number of ministries hosting EU fund management authorities will be compelled to employ better trained people who can handle an adequate absorption rate.”
Other new and popular jobs include the asset liquidator expert and the Chief Communication Officer, who is in charge with advertising a brand in social networks. Retraining has been achieved quickly, but in the future, Romanian schools should take into account the rapid changes in the labour market, as well as the need to stimulate the practical skills required to adapt to these changes.
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2010-07-31
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