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1,000 Green Deal apprentices At least 1,000 Green Deal apprentices are to receiv ...
1,000 Green Deal apprentices At least 1,000 Green Deal apprentices are to receive government funding towards their training,as part of plans to insulate the UK’s homes and businesses against rising energy prices,and to reduce carbon emissions. Funding for the apprenticeships is part of a package of measures announced in March by the government to create a skilled workforce for its flagship Green Deal programme. The move has received the backing of leading companies including B&Q,Ca rillion, E.ON,B ritish Gas and InstaGroup. Measures to develop the skilledworkforce needed include: The Department for Business and the Department for Education will provide sufficient funding to match employer demand to train at least 1,000 Green Deal apprentices aged 16 and over. Employers and Sector Skills Councils will design new apprenticeship frameworks and revise existing ones,fo r workers to be trained or re-trainedwith the skills that this growth sector will require. The Department of Energy and Climate Change will work with the sector to set out new standards for Green Deal installers. The package of measures will help apprentices become experts in a range of areas including cavity and solid wall insulation, n ew energy efficient heating systems and also learn about new green technologies. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said: ‘The Green Deal is likely to support 100,000 jobs by 2015 and up to 250,000 when it reaches its peak, and will be great news for local economies with local firms encouraged to get involved in this new exciting industry.’
