Source · Select Committees · Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Recommendation 1
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Accepted
Skilled labour supply insufficient to meet demand for clean energy and decarbonised buildings.
Conclusion
The supply of skilled labour does not currently match the levels of demand expected to be required if the UK is to fulfil Government’s ambitions to deliver clean energy by 2030 and decarbonised buildings by 2050. (Conclusion, Paragraph 29)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees with the conclusion, committing to expand the Energy Skills Passport, provide £20 million for North Sea worker transition, launch a North Sea Jobs Service, and explore developer contributions to a skills fund as part of its Clean Energy Jobs Plan.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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The Clean Energy Jobs Plan is centred on four key themes. The first is ensuring that government delivers a talented pipeline of skilled workers to match the growing demand of the clean energy workforce to 2030 and beyond. This includes over £1.2 billion of additional investment per year in skills by 2028–29 to support young people into priority sectors, including clean energy. We are also investing £182 million over 4 years into the Engineering Skills Package to support engineering skills and establishing five Clean Energy Technical Colleges. Thanks to the clarity and ambition of our Clean Energy Superpower Mission, the number of jobs supported by clean energy industries could almost triple in Scotland and at least double in Wales, Northern Ireland and almost every region of England, as the sector grows from around 440,000 jobs in 2023 to support 860,000 jobs across the UK by the end of the decade. This presents a significant opportunity to revitalise our industrial heartlands and ensure that our existing energy workforce can move flexibly into good clean energy roles.
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