Vicki Cook 
With the Energy & Utility Skills member base representing a wide range of major employers across the energy and utilities industries, we are uniquely placed to convene trailblazer groups for new standards and to gather employer views on developing, reviewing and amending existing apprenticeship standards and end-point assessment (EPA) plans. Working with industry employers, we … Read more
The most recent data shows that the labour market’s post-COVID recovery continues to slow, with a number of the main indicators turning negative over the past quarter. The number of payrolled employees increased by 0.4% over the past month to 29.9 million (up 2.7% over the year) The employment rate increased by 0.2% over the … Read more
Stakeholders in the waste and recycling management industry in Northern Ireland are invited to get involved in a new review of the Sustainable resource management – level 2 apprenticeship framework. Apprenticeships enable employers to support succession planning and identify managers of the future whilst delivering improved staff motivation and retention. This framework under review specifies … Read more
A new report, created in partnership between Utility Week and Radius Systems, was published in November. ‘Building the skills pipeline – how the water network can get it right first time’ is an exploration of how the issue of an ageing water infrastructure can be addressed by first tackling a shortage of skilled workers in … Read more
The most recent data shows that the labour market’s post-COVID recovery continues to slow, with a number of the main indicators turning negative over the past quarter. The number of payrolled employees increased by 0.2% over the past month to 29.8 million (up 2.1% over the year) The employment rate fell by 0.3% over the … Read more
The Institute of Water President’s Dinner 2022 took place on 12 October, and once again included the presentation of awards to exceptional contributors in the water industry. Energy & Utility Skills presented four of these awards to individuals and organisations who exemplify the promotion of skills, diversity, and inclusion for the sector. Phil Beach CBE, … Read more
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. On Earth, most of it is combined with other elements, but when released from its chemical bonds using zero-carbon generated electricity, it can become both a versatile energy carrier and a clean fuel in its own right. This means that there are high expectations of hydrogen: … Read more
The gender pay gap is the difference between the average hourly earnings for men and women. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), across the whole of the UK economy, men earned 15.4% more than women – although still significant, it represents a substantial fall from the gap of 18.4% in 2017. In 2021, … Read more
The most recent data shows that the labour market’s post-COVID recovery continues to slow, with a number of the main indicators turning negative over the past quarter. The number of payrolled employees increased by 0.2% over the past month to 29.7 million (up 2.5% over the year) The employment rate fell by 0.3% over the … Read more
Following assessment by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), LRQA has successfully extended their accreditation to deliver accredited certification for the latest version of the Competence Management System Standard (CMS). CMS version 5 was issued in August 2021, and was developed after close collaboration between Energy & Utility Skills and LRQA. For organisations currently certified … Read more