Green Jobs and Skills Analysis Report

Across the green industries there are a range of industry-specific and generic skills that are growing in demand and will be crucial to achieving the transition to a net zero economy.

However, it is clear from the interviews undertaken as part of this research and the data relating to the take-up of available provision, that demand for skills (form both the individual and the employer) is increasing only on a moderately upward trajectory. There is little sign of any significant uptick in demand for skills in the short-term.

However, all the green industries are very sensitive to the introduction of government policies and incentives (which often come about in very short timescales) – meaning that employers, education and skills providers and local stakeholders such as HEY LEP need to work together to ensure that appropriate provision is available when and where it will be needed.