Energy & Utility Skills are engaging closely with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to ensure we have the workforce to deliver the clean energy superpower mission through access to the government supported training and workforce recruitment programmes.
Through our work on the Energy and Utilities Sector Workforce Demand Estimates – 2024 to 2030, it’s predicted that by the end of 2030, the energy and utilities sector will need to attract and recruit 312,300 new people into the workforce, which is a significant challenge to face. The full report can be read here – https://www.euskills.co.uk/2024/09/12/the-energy-and-utilities-sector-workforce-demand-estimates-2024-to-2030/
To ensure employers can identify the government supported training and workforce recruitment programmes available to them, DESNZ has produced the Clean Energy Jobs – Employer Handbook.
The Clean Energy Jobs – Employer Handbook aims to help employers, particularly in the clean energy sector, to build and develop their workforce by identifying key public sector tools that employers can access. It covers both UK-wide opportunities, and offers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, on the following topics:
- Recruiting employees
Programmes that will support more immediate recruitment needs, including means to access an increased talent pool. - Training (including upskilling and re-training)
Skills and training offer that could support developing talent that is needed in the workforce. - Building a talent pipeline
Ways in which a sustainable talent pipeline could be built in the longer-term.
You can access the Clean Energy Jobs – Employer Handbook on the button below:
