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Conclusions &
Recommendations
1. Delivery of the Sector Deal Target – UK offshore
wind industry has the potential to employ more
than 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.
4. Skills must be considered now for the 5 cogs to
decarbonisation
6. Construction and electrical jobs in NPT are in
decline, this trend needs to be reversed
7. Manufacturing and core NPT industries need to
be prepared to deliver supply chain support to
emerging energy and decarbonisation markets.
8. Local NPT 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 industry, and this also needs to
be considered for upskill and reskill.
9. Upskill pathways must be encouraged to ensure
the relevant skills and competence are embedded in
the current workforce
10. Education & Industry to work closely to
understand the skill succession, investment in skill
requirements and technology requirements they
require for a just transition
11. Develop a Workforce Strategy and Update
Sector Ambitions – providing a shared plan for
industry around which it can coalesce.
12. 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
13. Pre-16 - Educate and Engage (already
environmentally ethical) Young People – to promote
the Energy sector and decarbonisation of industry.
14. Focus effort on Critical Occupations – ensuring
the industry tackles the skills and recruitment to the
roles industry needs most and engaging with those
training providers who will help us to do so.
15. Diversity and Inclusion – reaching the widest
possible talent pool and promoting inclusive
working cultures in organisations.
16. 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.
17. Improve Future Sector Data Collection – aim to
increase survey returns from across small and
medium-sized businesses, to aid the skills planning
required.
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