IOM3 seeks views on clean energy workforce

The Select Committee for Energy Security and Net Zero has launched an inquiry on how to build the workforce that is needed to deliver the policies and infrastructure for the UK’s clean, secure energy mission.

The inquiry seeks to explore the challenges in recruiting and retraining the workforce to deliver a clean energy sector; assess how the new Office for Clean Energy Jobs can contribute to workforce planning and; understand the role of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in delivering clean energy jobs.

The committee is inviting input on the following questions: 

• Does the Government have an appropriate understanding of the skill needed to deliver the Clean Energy Mission by 2030?
• Can the Clean Energy Mission and the retrofitting of homes and business be carried out by the existing workforce?  
• How can the Government ensure that the job market in clean energy roles is sustainable enough to incentivise private sector investment in training? 
• How can the new Office for Clean Energy jobs contribute to workforce planning in the energy sector? 
• What more can the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero do to ensure the workforce is in place to deliver the Clean Energy Mission and the retrofitting of homes and businesses?

If you would like to contribute to an IOM3 response, please contact Rachel Stonehouse at [email protected] by 24 December.