Vicki Cook 
Energy & Utility Skills Group has responded to Skills England’s Skills for Work programme, calling for a simpler, more agile and employer-led approach to occupational standards that keeps pace with the changing needs of industry. Occupational standards define the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for skilled occupations. Our response states that standards must remain employer … Read more
Britain’s electricity networks are entering a period of transformation, with £181 billion of investment expected through to 2035 to maintain, expand and modernise the infrastructure that powers homes, communities and businesses. The new Electricity Networks Sector Growth Plan, developed jointly by the Energy Networks Association (ENA) and BEAMA, sets out how this investment can support … Read more
Reflections By Jade Uko, Head of Corporate Communications at Energy & Utility Skills Group. I recently attended a roundtable at King’s College London, held by the King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence on the theme of Generation AI: Preventing a New NEET Crisis in the age of AI. The session was chaired by business leaders exploring … Read more
By Phillip Bryant, Skills & Standards Manager at Energy & Utility Skills Group The publication of Skills Development Scotland’s latest research into hydrogen workforce demand is a welcome contribution to one of the most important conversations facing the gas sector: how we prepare people, skills and training systems for a future that is not yet … Read more
Energy & Utility Skills is pleased to welcome RSE, a leading water technology and solutions group, as its newest Member Organisation. Employing around 2,000 people across 17 UK sites and an office in Milwaukee, RSE works with water companies across the UK to design, manufacture, install and commission water and wastewater treatment solutions. The organisation … Read more
Employer engagement has long been at the heart of skills development across the energy and utilities sector. As Skills England establishes new mechanisms for engaging employers and industry experts, the energy and utilities sector is continuing its long tradition of providing employer-led insight into skills development, occupational standards and workforce solutions. Representatives have been invited … Read more
Skills have once again become a national talking point, not surprisingly, during a month of exam results. Reform UK’s proposal to incentivise employers to recruit more apprentices is the latest in a series of interventions from across the political spectrum that seek to address workforce shortages, improve productivity and create greater opportunities for young people. While the detail of individual … Read more
Energy & Utility Skills Group has published the Innovative Ways of Working Report, developed through collaboration across the electricity transmission and distribution supply chain. Produced as part of the Electricity Transmission Industry Skills & Workforce Planning Programme, with input from 21 organisations across the sector, the report explores how innovation can help unlock workforce capacity … Read more
Closing the energy and utilities sector’s digital skills gap starts with people. Next month, that principle is put into practice as the first cohort begins the new Level 4 AI & Digital Transformation apprenticeship, at The Clancy Group in partnership with Baltic Apprenticeships. Brought together through Energy & Utility Skills Group’s work with the UK-wide … Read more
Energy & Utility Skills and The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a shared commitment to help more young people discover careers in the clean energy and utilities sector. The scale of the workforce challenge is significant. The Energy & Utility Skills’ Skills Strategy 2025-2030 estimates that the … Read more