Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 7
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Just 1 per cent of Kickstart scheme jobs were in green sectors.
Conclusion
Just 1 per cent of Kickstart scheme jobs were in green sectors. While we understand the need to support current industries, we consider that an opportunity has been missed for a greener employment recovery scheme, to contribute towards the Government’s ‘building back greener’ aims.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
In the ten months after the launch of the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan, 56,000 jobs were protected and created, with some already online and others set to come online over the coming decade. Our Plan for Jobs and the Net Zero Strategy, set out our approach to building back better and greener than before. This includes supporting up to 440,000 green jobs in 2030 through the measures in the Net Zero Strategy. In particular this Strategy set out the approach the Government has taken to reform the skills system so that training providers, employers and learners are incentivised and equipped to play their part in delivering the transition to net zero (such as through new Local Skills Improvement Plans). It also set out the Government’s commitment to deliver a Lifetime Skills Guarantee and grow key post-16 training programmes (such as apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps and T levels) in line with the needs of employers in the green economy, helping individuals get the training they need for a job in the green economy, either at the start of their careers or when retraining or upskilling once already in the workforce. In addition, DWP is exploring opportunities to improve how we consider government’s net zero and environmental goals at the design stages of future labour market interventions. This could include developing a checklist to ensure new policies are aligned with net zero objectives.