preparing the low carbon workforce - retrofit 2012
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Preparing the Low Carbon Workforce:
An Assessment of Education and Skills Provision
Gareth Morris
Salford Housing and Urban Studies Unit
University of Salford
80% reduction…
… by 2050
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Job creation
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UK
Germany
Low carbon exports
£10bn
£50bn
Source: Environmental Audit Committee (2009) Green Jobs and Skills, London: The Stationary Office
Emissions Trading
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Reducing businesswaste
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Feed-in tariffs
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Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
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Barriers…….
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Updating skills
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Renewable Technologies NW region potential training need 2010-2020
4. Air source heat pumps 5,127
3. Micro wind energy 5,138
2. Ground source heat pumps 5,850
1. Solar water and heating 6,594
(+ 22,000 more for other technologies)
Source: Summit Skills (2010) Potential Training Demand in Environmental Technologies in Building Services Engineering. Trend Analysis 2008-9: Stage 1
HE ‘low carbon’ courses in the UK
STEM subjectsDe Montfort University: Green Energy Technology BSc
Queen Mary University: Sustainable Energy Systems MSc
Leadership and managementUniversity of Edinburgh: Carbon Finance/Management MSc
University of Exeter: Renewable Energy BSc
A range of Foundation Degree courses
Local HE provisionUniversity of Manchester
Environment and Sustainable Technology MSc
Man Met University PG awards in Environmental Management and Business
University of BoltonRenewable Energy Systems and Technologies MSc
Lancaster University Environmental Change and Sustainable Development BSc
Local FE provisionNational Skills Academy for Environmental Technology – a
regional ‘hub’ and ‘spokes’
Many preparing to launch for 2011/12
Focused on installation of renewable technologies
Upskilling current workforce and feeding into apprenticeships
Seeking accreditation from Green Deal and Microgeneration Certification Scheme