Building a Green Workforce for the Energy Sector

The rapid acceleration of the energy transition is generating millions of new job opportunities for technicians, engineers, software developers and scientists – skills critical to the successful development, deployment and maintenance of emerging technologies and energy solutions.

However, the demand for green skills is outpacing the available workforce, posing a significant challenge to the progress of the clean energy transition. With the skills gap threatening to slow down the shift to a net zero economy, what strategic actions should governments and industry leaders take to ensure the future workforce is equipped to meet the labour demands of this evolving sector?