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Low carbon energy skills centre for Wales
The first Institute of its kind dedicated to sourcing and training Wales’ low carbon energy sector workforces of the future – the Low Carbon Energy and Marine Power Institute – has been launched in at Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre.
The Institute is established by Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills) – the Sector Skills Council for the water, waste management, power, gas and renewables industries – and the National Skills Academy for Power. It aims to boost the Welsh economy by upskilling the current and future workforce of the low carbon energy sector. In helping to establish an infrastructure for the sector, it will also play a vital role in developing workforce skills and plugging a UK-wide recruitment gap that could see 208,000 vacancies open in the sector by 2025, says EU Skills.
A pilot from Welsh Government, funded through its Sector Priorities Fund (SPF) and with support from the European Social Fund, the Institute is starting life as a ‘virtual’ establishment, operating across universities, colleges and training providers in Wales. Initially, the Low Carbon Energy and Marine Power Institute will support 100 participants on pilot programmes.
Long term, the Institute aims to become a centre of excellence that develops workforce skills in the installation, commissioning and operation of energy generation sites, such as wind farms and tidal power generation sources. Vital skills in the distribution of energy to customers will also be a focus.
News Item details
Journal title: Energy World
Countries: UK -
Subjects: Skills, education and training, Tidal Power, Wind farms, Recruitment, Workforce
