The CCSA welcomes the UK Government’s announcement of regional skills investments to support thousands of new clean energy jobs in the UK’s industrial heartlands, as part of its plan to deliver Clean Power by 2030.
Workers across the UK will benefit from government-backed training programmes, providing pathways into clean energy industries. Key growth regions include Aberdeen, Cheshire, Lincolnshire, and Pembrokeshire, where funding will support local partners in identifying and addressing skills needs. Initiatives could include:
🔹 New training centres
🔹 Career advisors
🔹 Specialist courses for sectors like welding, electrical engineering, and construction
As part of these efforts, the Government has launched a “skills passport” in collaboration with industry and the Scottish Government. This tool will initially help oil and gas workers identify routes into clean energy jobs.
The UK’s world-leading energy expertise, gained from our leadership in the North Sea oil and gas sector, must be leveraged to provide the UK’s workforce with pathways into CCUS careers, preserving our competitive edge in this emerging industry.
Read CCSA CEO Olivia Powis’ full quote below:
“The UK is fortunate to have world leading expertise in the energy sector, gained from our leadership in the North Sea oil and gas sector. In the transition to a low-carbon economy, it is important that this existing workforce is provided with avenues into new careers in the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) sector, so that we do not lose our competitive advantage in this new emerging industry. We project that CCUS can retain approximately 77,000 existing jobs in critical industries right across the UK.”
“The CCSA welcomes the launch of the ‘Skills Passport’ and we look forward to seeing it expanded to apply to CCUS and hydrogen which, under this government, have taken significant steps forward.”