AI-powered assistant from Capgemini connects young people in Brazil with localized training and career opportunities in the green economy

AI-powered assistant from Capgemini connects young people in Brazil with localized training and career opportunities in the green economy

(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has developed an AI-powered career assistant to help young people in Brazil identify green skills training opportunities and connect with sustainability-focused jobs. Built through the company’s Global Data Science Challenge and designed to support UNICEF’s Green Rising initiative, the multi-agent system offers 24/7 personalized guidance, assesses user strengths and interests, highlights skill gaps, and recommends local training validated by UNICEF Brazil. Insights from a joint Capgemini–UNICEF report show that young people want to work in climate-related roles but often lack the skills and direction to pursue them. The solution—open-sourced for broader global use—combines conversational AI with knowledge-graph reasoning, achieving early success rates of nearly 80 percent in matching users to relevant learning and career pathways. Supported by AWS and Mistral AI, the tool reflects Capgemini’s commitment to applying AI for social impact and youth empowerment.

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 3-Dec-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini has introduced a new AI-driven career guidance tool designed to help young people across Brazil explore opportunities in the growing green economy. Developed through the company’s annual Global Data Science Challenge (GDSC) and created in collaboration with UNICEF under their global partnership, the system uses a multi-agent AI architecture to deliver personalized career advice at any time of day. The solution is intended to support youth—including those living in vulnerable regions affected by climate and socioeconomic pressures—by connecting their skills and interests to real training pathways and local sustainability-focused jobs.

The initiative strengthens Capgemini’s contribution to UNICEF’s Green Rising programme, which has already enabled more than 27 million young people worldwide to gain environmental knowledge and green competencies. The new tool reflects how advanced AI systems can accelerate access to education, employability resources, and climate-related opportunities at scale.

Insights from the Capgemini Research Institute and UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited report Youth Perspectives on Climate: Preparing for a Sustainable Future underscore the urgency: although many young people express strong interest in contributing to environmentally focused roles, fewer than half believe they possess the skills required. The AI career assistant aims to reduce this gap by tailoring guidance to individual backgrounds, identifying missing competencies, and recommending locally relevant training programs validated in partnership with UNICEF Brazil.

Acting as an interactive digital mentor, the system conducts conversational assessments to understand a young user’s aspirations, existing skills, and preferred types of work. It then matches them with nearby green jobs and suggests targeted upskilling resources. The tool was trained using curated datasets of job listings and educational programs provided through UNICEF. Capgemini will release the winning solution as open-source software to encourage adoption and adaptation for broader youth communities worldwide.

“This multi-agent AI tool is an example of how data, technology, and human collaboration can create meaningful change,” said Niraj Parihar, CEO of Capgemini’s Insights and Data Global Business Line and member of the Group Executive Committee. “Young people are eager to be part of the climate solution, and with this system we can help them explore pathways that reflect their personal context and future ambitions.”

The top-performing solution of GDSC 2025 came from a team in Germany, whose “Green Career Assistant” merges generative AI with knowledge-graph reasoning for transparent, verifiable recommendations. Early evaluations using AI-based simulated personas show encouraging results, with nearly 80 percent alignment between user profiles and relevant green career or training options.

Nadi Albino, Deputy Director of UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited, emphasized the transformative potential of such tools as AI reshapes the global workforce. “Every young person deserves a dignified livelihood,” she said. “As technology changes almost 40 percent of core job skills by 2030, personalized upskilling systems like this career assistant can help connect learners to opportunities in the green economy.”

Nearly 1,500 employees from more than 40 countries took part in this year’s GDSC, underscoring Capgemini’s commitment to mobilizing global talent to solve real-world challenges. The solution was developed with the support of technology partners AWS and Mistral AI, who provided cloud infrastructure, orchestration, and flexible AI models to bring the concept to life. Although the first deployment focuses on young people in Brazil, the approach is designed for future expansion to other regions.

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SOURCE: Capgemini