As we approach the end of National Apprenticeship Week we recognise the importance of apprenticeships in delivering a safe, reliable and net zero-ready energy, clean water and resilient waste services across all four nations. Recent government announcements, from new funding to assessment reform, strengthen that pipeline and expand opportunities for
Energy & Environment Awards has announced a new five-year partnership with Centrica to deliver end-point assessments for two critical apprenticeship standards: Dual Fuel Smart Meter Installer and Gas Engineering Operative – an essential step as the sector faces an urgent need for 211,900 new technical and professional roles by 2030,
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026 Energy & Utility Skills Group and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero convened to plan and set out joint priorities and programme of delivery and policy actions for 2026. Focus was on further strengthening industry and government partnership, and sustaining and building momentum
Scotland’s future growth depends on having the skilled people needed to deliver its clean energy, water, and critical national infrastructure ambitions. Our analysis shows that at least 58,900 new entrants will be required by 2030 across energy, water and waste. This is both a challenge and a major opportunity for
The government’s Budget and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) outlook confirm a tight fiscal environment alongside sustained long-term investment in UK infrastructure. More than £120 billion of capital spending has been committed across departments, including major programmes for energy networks, water infrastructure and the transition to clean energy. These
Members’ Bulletin November 2025 Clean Energy Jobs Plan The Government published its Clean Energy Jobs Plan this month, forming part of its wider Clean Energy Action Plan. A first-of-its-kind national approach, setting out how the Government will support the clean energy workforce grow from around 440,000 in 2023 to 860,000 by 2030.
Members’ Bulletin November 2025 EUSR is the CSCS Alliance Partner for all utilities work carried out on construction sites. Holding an EUSR CSCS card provides assurance that an individual meets the required knowledge and skills for the role they perform. Anyone working on a construction site and undertaking utilities-related construction
Congratulations to the 2025 Energy & Utility Skills Awards Winners… Skills Collaboration Initiative of the Year Award Winners: EDF Energy, Bridgwater and Taunton College, Yeovilton Fleet Air Arm Museum. Their collaboration stood out for its bold innovation and out-of-the-box thinking. Collaborating with the Fleet Air Arm Museum was a shining
Our Members Our members are a broad and strategically important cross-section of the UK’s utilities, infrastructure, and energy sectors, and are essential to the UK’s energy security, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. Being part of the Energy & Utility Skills membership brings the sector together to collaborate on setting industry standards,
Appendix for the Skills Strategy 2025 – 2030 View and download our Skills Strategy appendix. Skills Strategy Appendix 1: Workforce Demand Estimates This series of reports contain estimates of the number of new jobs and people required across the UK energy and utilities sector by 2030: Energy and utilities sector (containing