Skills Strategy Sees Early Successes and Foundations Laid

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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

M Group launches Sector Entry Pilot to tackle skills gap and create new routes into the utilities workforce

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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

Strong Early-Year Momentum Boosts Sector Attraction Efforts

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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 publish new research and sign Memorandum of Understanding

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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