Additionally to the Online Course, every year around 20 young people between 14 to 20 from around the world are selected for the “Your Future in Green Jobs” Mentorship program. The Mentorship builds on the knowledge of the online course and provides the opportunity to Mentees to take the first steps in their green career journeys by receiving mentorship from green jobs experts and developing their own SDG projects.

Hear about their experiences during the six-month Mentorship program.

The ‘Your Future in Green Jobs’ program gave me the clarity and tools to align my passion with purpose. It helped me strengthen EarthWarriorz.org with a clearer vision and strategy. I gained practical insights into sustainable career paths and climate entrepreneurship. This experience empowered me to lead with greater impact and confidence.

The BKMC Green Jobs Mentorship Program has been a truly transformative experience. This program not only educates youth but empowers them to create change in the world. The novel concept of SDG Micro-Projects promotes small, actionable steps towards sizable impact in each mentee’s community. This program has supported and launched initiatives targeting a wide range of UN Sustainable Development Goals, fostering global change through a diverse group of mentees.

Module 1: Spot the Challenge

In this module, you will be introduced to key concepts related to climate change and green jobs. This module will help you “spot the challenge” of climate change and understand how you can act on your climate concerns through your career decisions. By the end of this module, you will be ready to move onto Module 2: Listen to Yourself.

Module 2: Listen to Yourself

In this module, you will build on what you learned in Module 1: Spot the Challenge and learn about the skills necessary for green jobs. You will think critically about how these green skills apply to different jobs and to your own life. By the end of the module, you will have reflected on which green skills you already possess and which you would like to keep building, preparing you to advance to Module 3: Find Youth Path.

Module 3: Find Your Path

In this module, you will build on what you’ve learned in Modules 1 and 2 and be introduced to an array of green career paths across different sectors by attending a Virtual Green Job Career Fair. The goal of this module is to give you a sense of the possibilities that lie ahead as you embark on your green career path. You will reflect on and assess what career paths most interest you and align with your skillset and values. By the end of this module, you will be ready to move on to Module 4: Consider the Bigger Picture.

Module 4: Consider The Bigger Picture

In this module, you will build on what you’ve learned in the first half of the course to connect green jobs to broader systems of change, exploring how all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals are relevant to green jobs and a green transition. The goal of this module is to broaden your perspective of green jobs toward seeing how all jobs can be green jobs. By the end of this module, you will be ready to move on to Module 5: Unlock Your Inner Entrepreneur.

Module 5: Unlock Your Inner Entrepreneur

In this module, you will learn how you can bring your personal skills, interests, and values to whatever green job you decide to take on, adopting an entrepreneurial spirit in how you live and work more sustainably. The goal of this module is to prompt reflection on your own values and how they may align with your green career path and to introduce you to the work that green entrepreneurs around the world are doing, building their skills, following their interests, and working in alignment with their values while contributing to sustainable development. By the end of this module, you will be ready to move on to the final module of this course, Module 6: Build Your Green Career.

Module 6: Build Your Green Career

In this module, you will complete a Green New Careers quiz from the Sunrise Movement, and then learn about the different green career paths that may suit you best. The goal of this module is to bring together all you have learned about green jobs and yourself throughout this course. Thus, you will finish the course feeling confident and excited about finding the right green career path for you. By the end of this module, you will have a better idea of the types of green jobs out there that match your interests and working styles, and you will be ready to apply all you’ve learned in this course to the real world!