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Conclusions &
Recommendations
1. Delivery of the Sector Deal Target – UK offshore
wind industry has the potential to employ in excess
of 104,000 people by 2030, albeit with the growth in
workforce demand projections outstripping the
pace of growth in current workforce numbers
2. Job Roles and Skills – the offshore wind industry
requires a higher proportion of Technical and
Professional trades than other sectors. Additionally,
the majority of roles in offshore wind industry
require science, technology, engineering and maths
(STEM) skill, highlighting the importance of young
people pursuing STEM subjects in education.
3. Consultation, local industries must engage with
the Net Zero Consultation process, Farming, Land
Use, Manufacturing & Construction being key to
the consultation process for Carmarthenshire.
4. Skills must be considered now for the 5 cogs to
decarbonisation, and emission sectors. Farming and
land use is the largest emitting sector in
Carmarthenshire so skills in this field would be
hugely beneficial.
6. Plumbing and electrical jobs will be urgently
required for commercial and domestic projects,
coupled with assessors for domestic retrofit
7. Local businesses need to consider their labour
force and be prepared for any Leakage &
Displacement to emerging markets. Bear in mind
demographic challenges and focus on higher
productivity (GVA) per head, placing focus on digital
technologies.
Some displacement will be beneficial for example
from the oil and gas intensive industry, and this also
needs to be considered for upskill and reskill.
Employers are also urged to get involved in
emerging projects across the region, with a view to
taking advantage of local supply chain
opportunities.
8. Upskill pathways must be encouraged to ensure
the relevant skills and competence are embedded in
the current workforce.
9. Education & industry to work closely to
understand the skill succession, investment in skills
and technology requirements they need for a just
transition
10. Develop a Workforce Strategy and Update
Sector Ambitions – providing a shared plan for
industry around which it can coalesce.
11. Attraction, Recruitment and Retention –
developing a compelling offer for the
workforce, including through a step change in
apprenticeships with additional skill
competences in green technologies
12. Educate and Engage Young People – to
promote the Energy sector and decarbonisation
of industry to the next generation.
13. Focus Effort on Critical Occupations –
ensuring the industry tackles the skills and
recruitment to the roles industry needs most
and engaging with the training providers who
will help achieve this.
14. Diversity and Inclusion – reaching the widest
possible talent pool and promoting inclusive
working cultures in organisations.
15. Work Collaboratively with Clusters for Place-
Based Solutions – where strategies and plans
delivered at a national level work hand in glove
with tailored, impactful local solutions.
16. Improve Future Sector Data Collection – aim
to increase survey returns from across small and
medium-sized businesses, to aid the skills
planning required.
17. Many competencies will change across
nearly all jobs, basic Net Zero competence
upskill and induction training needs to be in
place in all emission sector roles.
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