Borusan EnBW Energy, a joint venture of Borusan Group and Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), supports gender equality in the renewable energy sector with the “Energy of Female Students: New Power of the Green Collar” project that it has been carrying out since 2022, and contributes to the development of female students for their employment in the sector.
The project targets female students studying in the renewable energy and electrical and electronics departments of vocational high schools, and prepares them for the renewable energy sector for their green-collar employment. It reinforces the process with sector promotions, field trips, leadership and personal development trainings, energy sector mentor meetings, internship opportunities and scholarship supports.
Borusan EnBW Enerji, a joint venture of Borusan Group and Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), is taking pioneering steps to train the renewable energy experts of the future. The company, which adds value to both the environment and society with its sustainability efforts focused on climate, people and innovation, focuses on closing the increasing green-collar talent gap on the basis of gender equality. In this regard, with the “Energy of Female Students: The New Power of the Green Collar” project implemented in 2022, Borusan EnBW Energy encourages female students to take a more active role in field duties in renewable energy plants.
The “Energy of Female Students: The New Power of the Green Collar” project targets 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students studying in vocational high schools with training and activities grouped in 3 areas. In the first stage, students participating in the awareness event about the renewable energy sector and green-collar professions in this sector participate in a one-day field trip where they experience on-site how renewable energy facilities are operated. In the second stage, they embark on a holistic mentoring and career exploration journey that connects them with career opportunities in the renewable energy sector with the “Green Collar Career Path” developed. In this context, students who receive training on anxiety and stress management, study strategy determination and implementation are also supported with training and sessions on preparing resumes, using online career platforms effectively and making more conscious university choices. Simultaneously with these trainings, students go through a mentoring process in which they come into direct contact with energy professionals and meet inspiring role models. In addition, students who participate in idea competitions such as “Fit for 55”, which presents the European Union’s decarbonization framework, with the teams they form, gain experience in the field of entrepreneurship and creativity. In the third stage, Borusan EnBW Enerji closely follows the educational lives of students who graduated from previous project periods and provides internship and job opportunities if they need.
Students, “Participated in the “Fit for 55 Challenge Idea Competition”
Borusan EnBW Enerji supports the “New Power of the Green Collar” program with the “Fit for 55 Challenge Idea Competition” and encourages young girls to take an active role in the green transformation process. The competition sets the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 as the thematic framework within the scope of the European Union’s “Fit for 55” climate package. Participants are required to address and find solutions to the problems they have chosen about “Accessible and Clean Energy” (Goal 7), “Climate Action” (Goal 13) and “Life on Land” (Goal 15) from the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
“Fit for 55 Challenge Idea Competition” set out in 2025 with the aim of developing the active thinking and solution generation skills of female students studying in three vocational high schools in three different provinces (Aydın, İzmir, Gaziantep) in the fields of environmental awareness, sustainability and innovation. This competition also aimed to reinforce competencies such as communication, teamwork and problem solving.
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