Strategic Skills Needs in the Low Carbon Energy Generation Sector – Executive Summary
This report provides an assessment of the skills needs in the low carbon energy generation sector to 2020. For the purpose of this exercise the sector comprises wind, marine, microgeneration, carbon capture and storage, and nuclear sub sectors. The study is part of a wider exercise designed to contribute towards the UK Commission’s overall response to strategic skills, the National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010.
Strategic Skills Needs in the Low Carbon Energy Generation Sector – Executive Summary (PDF, 231 Kb)
Published March 2010
This report provides an assessment of the skills needs in the low carbon energy generation sector to 2020. For the purpose of this exercise the sector comprises wind, marine, microgeneration, carbon capture and storage, and nuclear sub sectors. The study is part of a wider exercise designed to contribute towards the UK Commission’s overall response to strategic skills, the National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010.
The report uses in-depth research, analysis and scenario development to build understanding of the future skills needs of the low carbon energy generation sector. It provides both a qualitative and quantitative view of these requirements, and considers how they may evolve in the long-term. In conducting our analysis, we have drawn on the existing literature and national data on skills in the energy sector and consulted widely with the relevant organisations; including Sector Skills Councils (SSCs), trade associations and employers.
The research has taken into consideration, where possible, the value chain or supply chain of activities that are relevant to each area. This typically involves research and development; manufacturing; installation and construction; and operation and maintenance.
