Vicki Cook

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has recommended that 28 occupations supporting clean energy, environmental resilience and critical infrastructure should be included on the Temporary Shortage List, recognising current workforce shortages across key sectors of the UK economy. MAC is an independent body that advises the UK Government on migration and labour market issues. Its recommendations … Read more

The UK’s transition to clean energy is accelerating. But without skilled employees, progress will slow. Strong, industry-wide partnerships are helping to close that gap and build a future-ready sector. Energy & Utility Skills has partnered with Ganymede Solutions, a leading recruitment provider across infrastructure and transportation. The partnership brings together sector insight and delivery expertise … Read more

Energy & Utility Skills is inviting industry experts to help develop and review standards for the energy and utilities sector. As the industry skills body for our sector, Energy & Utility Skills will be reviewing a range of National Occupational Standards (NOS) during 2026-27. This aligns our sector‑wide standard‑setting work and the development of a … Read more

Members across the UK-wide Energy & Utility Skills Partnership (EUSP) are accelerating investment in AI and digital capability as they prepare the workforce needed to deliver unprecedented infrastructure investment over the next decade. To support this ambition, a new Level 4 AI & Digital Transformation apprenticeship has been identified as a practical solution to help … Read more

New industry-wide data released today ahead of the EDI in Energy Conference shows that while the UK energy sector has continued to strengthen many of the policies and practices that support equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), progress has slowed, and in some cases declined, with significant challenges around accountability, workforce data and representation remaining. The … Read more

By Nicola Connelly, CEO, SP Energy Networks, and Andrew Findlay, Group CEO, M Group – Co-Chairs, Energy & Utility Skills Partnership (EUSP) CEO Council.  The energy, water, and waste sectors are at a defining moment. With more than 312,000 new people are needed across our industries by 2030; that is a huge challenge, and a transformation … Read more

We have submitted our response to the government’s consultation on proposals to create a single, unified Industry Training Board (ITB), bringing together the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB). The proposals come at a time when employers across construction, engineering construction, energy and utilities are facing growing demand … Read more

As concerns grow across the UK around increasing numbers of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), with today’s figures confirming more than one million young people without a pathway into work, education or training, Energy & Utility Skills Group is highlighting the significant opportunity within the UK’s clean energy transition to provide … Read more

The UK water sector is facing growing workforce challenges, with increasing demand for skills, investment and long-term resilience. Collaboration across industry is essential to building a skilled and sustainable workforce.   Energy & Utility Skills has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with British Water to strengthen partnership working across the sector. The agreement sets out a shared commitment to align … Read more