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E.ON UK and Veloce launch classroom resource to build green‑skills confidence
The activity, called Building your potential, uses sport to show students real stories from athletes and engineers working in clean energy.
Energy sector
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75% of energy professionals report workforce shortages, AEE warns
The 2025 Energy Jobs & Market Trends Survey highlighted a growing mismatch: demand for energy efficiency remains strong, but the people needed to deliver it are increasingly scarce.
Education & Training
Grangemouth refinery workers to receive new training support for clean energy jobs
Employees of INEOS O&P who were part of shared services for the refinery will now be able to access skills training at Forth Valley College, building on earlier measures introduced for Petroineos workers.
Education & Training
Government proposes training levy to secure thousands of skilled offshore wind jobs
Workers in industrial regions could see greater job security under new government proposals designed to ensure the UK’s clean energy transition delivers high-quality employment.
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Defence and clean energy investment set to drive Scottish job growth
Much of this investment is expected to flow into communities like Moray, where RAF Lossiemouth has become a symbol of defence spending’s impact on local employment.
Education & Training
Training programme launched for UK’s first fusion energy plant in Nottinghamshire
The collaboration, led by the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) and supported by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), will focus on delivering fusion-related training programmes, including apprenticeships and vocational courses.
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Government’s £500m hydrogen investment set to create thousands of jobs
This investment is expected to generate skilled roles in regions such as Merseyside, Teesside and the Humber, as well as in the supply chain.
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Harbour Energy job cuts partially due to Government policy, says Unite
John Boland said: “The current political ideology of prematurely ending the oil and gas industry without any thought to the impact it has on workers is unforgivable.”
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Government plans to drive job growth to meet clean power target by 2030
Ed Miliband said: “To meet our target to reach clean power by 2030, we need a clean power army of engineers, welders and technicians."
Education & Training
NRS opens 40 apprenticeship opportunities to support UK nuclear skills
These roles provide practical learning experiences alongside training for college-based study.
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Tees Valley Scholarship to boost skills training for low-carbon energy sector
Applications are now open for the scholarship which aims to train a new generation of skilled workers in key industrial roles.
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Nuclear power contributes £123bn to UK economy and supports 31,000 jobs annually
A new report highlights the £123bn economic contribution of the UK’s nuclear power stations and their role in cutting 1.1 billion tonnes of carbon emissions.