The Green Skills Shortage
Did you know that it is estimated by the Government that by 2012 over 1,000,000 people will be employed in ‘Green Industries’?
The UK is way behind on the likes of US & Germany in adapting to climate change and wasting natural resources. Whilst in Germany it is estimated that in 2009 there are over 250,000 working in Green Industries the UK has only 26,000 – we’ve got a lot of catching-up to do!
Green Industry jobs such as the Domestic Green Engineer are rapidly experiencing skills shortages because so few people are trained. Those that have the right skills are seeing their earning potential rise as demand outstrips supply.
The role of the Domestic Green Engineer (DGE) is recession proof, future proof and property market slump proof because the DGE is providing a vital, cost saving, Government funded service to all 26,000,000 homes in the UK.
“Green technology could be what IT was in the 1990s – a big growth area.” Prime Minster Gordon Brown 17th November 2008
The skills shortage is already here and is growing rapidly.
This is a problem that New Career Skills is trying to, continuously, tackle. The New Career Skills Domestic Green Engineer Programme is specifically aimed at mature career changers, giving them the skills they need to enter this green industry.
Find out about the New Career Skills Programme Click Here.
