Energy & Utility Skills, alongside the Energy & Utility Skills Partnership (EUSP) CEO Council, continues to make significant progress against the Skills Strategy 2025-2030, now three quarters of the way through its first year. Following the April mid-year update, where delivery was on track across the four strategic pillars, Research, Attract, Develop and Retain, momentum … 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
Energy & Utility Skills and its partners are making good progress in the first year of the Skills Strategy 2025-2030, with early impact and development across all areas. A mid-point review of year one found that after the first six months delivery was on track across the four strategic areas, or pillars: Research, Attract, Develop … Read more
A new sector entry pilot is helping the utilities industry tackle skills shortages while supporting a more aligned and sustainable approach to workforce development. Delivered by M Group, in partnership with Energy & Utility Skills and the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP), the initiative brings together industry and government to create high-quality routes into … Read more
As efforts to scale-up recruitment into the energy and utilities sector gather pace, the Energy & Utilities Careers & Jobs website has seen a dramatic increase in candidate registrations. The site is the sector’s leading jobs and careers platform: it offers a central attraction tool by uniting employers to build a strong, diverse talent pipeline … Read more
Energy & Utility Skills Group and the Electricity Transmission Industry Collaboration have published new workforce research and signed a Memorandum of Understanding that strengthens their joint commitment to secure the skilled people required to deliver the UK’s electricity transmission investment plans which is the largest upgrade of electricity transmission in modern times. The research provides … Read more