09/25/2026
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Twenty-four-year-old Juan Torres isn’t just training for a new job. He’s preparing for a climate that is already reshaping life in Spain.
As he works, head-down, wiring solar panels at Catfa Training Center in Madrid, he’s part of a transformation rippling across one of Europe’s most climate-impacted countries.
The Spanish government has invested nearly $9.2 billion in vocational education since 2020, supporting the establishment of hundreds of new training centers that can support tens of thousands of students. In the process, these centers are recalibrating the educational system, where training for green jobs has become a key strategy both for responding to climate change and building a more sustainable economy.
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/vocational-training-spain-green-energy-transition