Aimed at anyone involved, or who would like to become involved, in providing training and qualifications for the renewable energy sector, this conference will provide an essential update on the Green Deal and the forthcoming changes to competence requirements in the sector.
Skills Minister John Hayes is widely reported as stating: "The Prime Minister has set an ambition for this to be the greenest government ever. To achieve this, government, employers and training providers must work together to deliver the skills that will enable our economy to achieve truly sustainable growth.”
The express need for training was raised after Chris Huhne, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, stated in his speech to the TUC annual climate change conference on 11th October 2010 that over a million people will be employed in low-carbon goods and services in the UK by 2015.
As Tom Hopkinson commented in the first piece in his new blog for Renewable Energy Magazine entitled Where there's a skill, there's a way: "efforts to train skilled workers have spiked in the last year, but I believe we are aiming our resources too low and are not adequately addressing a swelling skills crisis at senior manager level".
The sector cannot afford to be complacent, it must seek to up-skill and continue to develop professionally there needs to be a clear path for young adult learners who seek to develop a career in this sector.
This event will provide up to date information, news and views on training, qualifications and accreditation through the two Sector Skills Councils involved (SummitSkills and EU Skills), National Skills Academy, City and Guilds.
"This is a huge challenge and opportunity which we must prepare for now, rather than later. Working alongside the Walsall College, The National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies, National Skills Academy for Power, EU-Skills, City and Guilds and, CoRE Skills, we aim to bring together established and innovative knowledge of this sector and help it to prepare and organise for the vital work ahead,” said Dr Majid Al-Kader, Managing Director of Skills2Learn.
His comments are backed up by Amajit Basi, Principal of Walsall College, who says: “We are delighted to host this important event. The renewable energy skills agenda is a vital issue which the college has identified as a priority for the years ahead. We look forward to welcoming delegates and sharing views and knowledge.”
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