skills shortage

The PAC has issued a warning that the UK and wider economy “lack the necessary skills to deliver ambitious plans for major infrastructure".

National Grid launched the Great Grid Partnership, an ‘enterprise model’ responding to UK supply chain and skills shortages.

Current± sat down with co-founders Mat Ilic, CEO of Greenworkx and Richard Ng, CTO to discuss Greenworkx’s mission to help solve the green skills emergency.

The UK is “drastically falling behind in heat pump deployment” in comparison to other European countries, a new report argues.

“Urgent reforms of the skills system are needed to hit net zero”, a report released by the Future Energy Skills Programme has warned.

Heat pump supplier Daikin UK and Quantum Group have formed a partnership to roll out bespoke Renewable Training Facilities at around 150 further education colleges that already offer built environment study programmes. 

With the UK government target of installing 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 fast approaching, the heat pump industry is aiming to fill skills shortages with a new apprenticeship which could be ready to start later this year.

The UK Government has announced a new £5 million Heat Training Grant that is expected to support 10,000 trainees over the next two years to become “low carbon heating experts”.

A new Future Energy Skills Board, consisting of voices from business, trade unions and academia, has been launched to support a “just transition” into renewable energy for the UK's energy workforce.