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Green skills: the recruitment and retention challenge

Unlock Net Zero webinar recording for - Green skills: the recruitment and retention challenge - from March 2023 chaired by Andrew Cameron-Smith.

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Opening announcement by: Selvin Brown, director of net zero building domestic, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 

 

There is currently a disconnect between the need for roles in sustainability, retrofit and energy, and the availability of staff and skills within the housing sector. To reach net zero by 2050, 350,000 new roles will need to be created in the construction industry by 2028 and the UK’s retrofit industry must grow by ten times. What is the role of training centres and academies in addressing the skills shortage at scale? How do we attract and retain the next generation of talent? How do we position sustainability and zero carbon retrofit as a career of choice?

Speaker included: 

  • Hannah Jameson, programme director: climate change, London Councils
  • Jim Coleman, director of economics, WSP
  • David Pierpoint, chief executive, Retrofit Academy
  • Joe Crolla, industry skills intelligence lead, Greater Manchester Combined Authority

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David Pierpoint - The Retrofit Academy

Hannah Jameson - London Councils

Jim Coleman - WSP