Source · Select Committees · Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Accepted
Effectively resource Office for Clean Energy Jobs to encompass both clean energy and retrofit workforces.
Recommendation
The Office for Clean Energy Jobs should be effectively resourced so that its remit and activity can encompass both the clean energy and the retrofit workforces. (Recommendation, Paragraph 54) Collaborating with and supporting stakeholders
Government Response Summary
The government states that the Office for Clean Energy Jobs is already resourced and plays a crucial convening role between industry, trade unions, and training providers.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The government agrees with this recommendation. The Office for Clean Energy Jobs is a cross-cutting team within DESNZ that coordinates work to support building a skilled clean energy workforce, including in retrofit, and ensure these are good jobs as set out in the Clean Energy Jobs Plan. It plays a crucial convening role between industry, trade unions, and training providers to identify critical skills gaps, align them with deployment plans across clean energy sectors, and ensure that job quality is kept at the forefront. The Office for Clean Energy Jobs works closely with sector teams across DESNZ, including the Net Zero Buildings Supply Chain team, who lead on sector-specific initiatives.