The development of a green economy depends on the availability of skilled people to fill the new jobs related to renewable energy and energy efficiency. Simultaneous development of diverse skills and extensive retraining will be necessary. ( Skill creation and re-skilling activities in green growth centre around Universiti Sains Malaysia and the Penang Skills Development Centre which offers a certificate programme in water management. Skill creation could be more efficiently organised by pooling learning resources of educational institutions and industries at the regional level, requiring collaboration across the university-vocational education divide.