Vicki Cook 
It’s hard to believe that ten years have passed since London hosted the Olympic Games. As Chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority, Sir John Armitt was charged with creating the venues, facilities and infrastructure needed for 15,000 athletes to compete at the highest level and two million spectators to safely watch them. His designs included … Read more
The most recent data show the labour market continuing to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic: The number of payrolled employees increased by 0.1% over the past month to 29.6million (up 4.9% over the year) The employment rate remained unchanged over the quarter at 75.5% (up 0.8% over the year) The unemployment rate decreased by 0.2% over the … Read more
Louise Parry, Director of People and Organisational Development for Energy & Utility Skills, is now a board member of the Women’s Utilities Network. In her role at Energy & Utility Skills, Louise has been a driving force behind initiatives such as the Energy & Utilities Inclusion Commitment, which seeks to attract, recruit, and develop a … Read more
A detailed profile of diversity and inclusion within the energy and utilities sector has now been released by Energy & Utility Skills. The profile covers both the sector as a whole, and a breakdown by industry including water, waste management, gas networks, gas utilisation, power, and the supply chain. This data, along with the recent … Read more
As well as providing essential services to UK homes and businesses, energy and utilities industries largely underwrite Government ambitions to reach net zero and tackle the climate emergency. There is an imperative to ensure that there is a skilled and sustainable workforce in these industries, and apprenticeships play a key role in achieving this. These … Read more
The most recent data show the labour market continuing to recover from the impact of coronavirus pandemic: The number of Payrolled employees increased by 0.9% over the past month to 29.7million The employment rate increased by 0.1% over the quarter to 75.6% The unemployment rate decreased by 0.2% over the quarter to 3.9% The economic … Read more
The necessity for environmental protection in light of a changing climate was unsettlingly underlined by a scathing assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at COP26 late last year. The IPCC stated that “it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land.” Energy and utilities industries are in the … Read more
The 2021 results of the energy and utilities sector wide Inclusion Measurement Framework have been published by Energy & Utility Skills. In its second year, the scope of the Inclusion Commitment Measurement Framework has been extended to include the personal reflections of industry CEOs on leading inclusion and their own experience of diversity. The survey … Read more
The most recent data show the labour market continuing to recover from the impact of coronavirus pandemic: There were 29.5million Payrolled employees (a record high) – an increase of 108,000 (+0.4%) over the previous month and up 1,350,000 (+4.8%) over the previous year The employment rate increased by 0.1% over the quarter to 75.5% The … Read more
From today [Monday 14 February], all new EUSR registrations will be issued with a virtual card instead of a plastic card. Phil Beach CBE, Chief Executive of Energy & Utility Skills, said: “We’re proud to announce the launch of our new virtual EUSR registration cards. Energy & Utility Skills is making a significant investment in … Read more
