Why Move Into Renewables?
- Green energy is the future
- There is a massive skills shortage
- Skilled green engineers are in demand
- Renewable skills command a premium salary
The Green Skills Shortage
Green jobs in renewable technologies and microgeneration are set to grow fast. The Government has promised to be the "greenest ever" and this means work for people qualified in these new areas, like solar and heat pumps.
"A huge market is expected to open up in the wake of the £14bn Green Deal scheme to encourage businesses and home owners to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties.
It kicks off in October 2012 and government predictions put the number of retrofitting jobs that will be created at 100,000 by 2020"
Source: Business Green 5/12/2011
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.
"The Green Deal will be a revolution. A once-and-for-all refit that will make every home in Britain ready for a low-carbon future."
Chris Huhne MP, Energy and Climate Change Secretary
"This is a revolution in our economy. It is as profound as moving to steam, iron and coal in the first industrial revolution. In Britain, in this third industrial revolution, we will build a new economy of low carbon and clean growth."
Chris Huhne MP, Energy and Climate Change Secretary
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.
"I'm a professional rugby player but sustained a career threatening injury. I realised that I needed a skill. The NCS course fitted perfectly around my life..."
"The NCS package out classed the competitors and enabled me to get out into the industry quickly. I now own a successful electrical business..."
"I had become completely office bound at the age of 49 and decided I wanted to run my own business. I now have my own successful plumbing..."
"At 44 I decided I wanted flexibility and a better work/life balance. Now I am running my own plumbing company and I have exactly that..."
"I wanted flexible hours and becoming an electrician could afford me that luxury. There is a crying need for more skilled women electricians..."
"I'm yet to finish the course, but I have still started up my own business importing, selling and installing solar systems. I think I will have a great future..."