Chris Arnold 
As part of our 25th Anniversary celebrations, we are interviewing some of our amazing team members to highlight their unique contributions, celebrate their achievements and share their stories. Tell us about your experience working with Energy & Utility Skills. I joined Energy & Utility Skills in 2011, and I can’t believe it’s been 13 years—they’ve flown by! … Read more
Responding to the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan and evidence annex. Energy & Utility Skills welcomes the publication of the Government’s Clean Power Action Plan that draws extensively on data from our recently published report, the Workforce assessment for the power and networks sector. Our Labour Market Intelligence provides a detailed understanding of the workforce … Read more
Phil Beach, CBE, Chief Executive of Energy & Utility Skills, spoke as a guest at the ‘Building Skills for the Future’ event during SERA’s Labour Party conference on the environment in September 2024 alongside the Skills Minister Jacquie Smith. As an industry body working alongside other organisations and employers, Energy & Utility Skills is dedicated … Read more
Energy & Utility Skills is pleased to confirm Mumtaz Patel, Head of Operational Transition Investment and Future Energy at Cadent, has been appointed Chair of the National Skills Academy for Gas’ Hydrogen Skills Network. Mumtaz brings extensive experience from her role in shaping Cadent’s transition to a hydrogen future. This includes Network Assets and Safety, … Read more
We are working with CSCS and the Construction Leadership Council to make sure that individuals who work on a construction site have the right CSCS card for their role. EUSR is the CSCS Alliance Partner for all utilities work on a construction site. All individuals in our sector must have an appropriate CSCS card issued … Read more
On 10 September 2024, over 400 attendees joined us at the Energy & Utility Skills Conference and Awards. Energy & Utility Skills CEO, Phil Beach, opened the conference and led the session ‘The Skills Opportunities of Net Zero and Environmental Goals,’ addressing key challenges and the potential for collaboration among government, employers, and unions to … Read more
Help shape the national standards for the energy and utility sector Sewerage & Drainage Maintenance Energy & Utility Skills invites industry stakeholders to take part in our online consultation for the Sewerage & Drainage Maintenance National Occupational Standards (NOS) review. Following a series of industry workshops and drafting of the revised suite, we’re asking industry … Read more
EUIAS are delighted to offer two Ofqual-regulated qualifications that will not only equip learners with essential life-saving skills but also provides opportunity for their training to be tailored to the demands of the Power sector: We are now accepting applications from Centres wishing to be approved to offer these qualifications in any sector, not just … Read more
Energy & Utility Skills welcomes this first Skills England report and the associated announcements from the Prime Minister at the Labour Party Conference. Together they provide the building blocks of a change to the skills system that is urgently needed if we are to achieve Government ambitions for Net Zero and environmental improvement. But we … Read more
Joining the organisation in 2020, in his role as CEO Phil has been instrumental in steering Energy & Utility Skills’ vision for skills for a greener world. During his tenure, he has led the achievement of growth in both income and influence as well as making Energy & Utility Skills a great place to work. … Read more