Skilled workers are urgently needed for a continuous energy transition. As part of the project ‘Energy Transition Town Twinning 3.0’ (EWPS 3.0), the German Renewa-ble Energy Agency (AEE) and eight partner municipalities from four countries have identified two main factors that are hindering local transformation. Firstly, towns and villages often face financial challenges which affect employment and fair remuner-ation of administrative staff as energy managers or climate protection managers as part of the municipality. Secondly, there is a shortage of skilled workers to support the energy transition. The number of people working in craftsmanship is often insuf-ficient and those who are currently employed in the crafts are regularly working in the fossil industry. By retraining skilled workers, the energy transition can speed up and secure future-proof long-term positions. In the following, we will present these challenges using examples of the EWPS 3.0 twinning towns and present opportuni-ties for solution in order to speed up the energy transition. 

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