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Help develop low carbon energy and marine power skills and expertise in Wales.
Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills), the Sector Skills Council for gas, power, waste management and water, are working with Welsh Government to create a Low Carbon Energy and Marine Power Institute in Wales. EU Skills are giving established training providers the chance to get involved in this new initiative.
Welsh Government’s paper entitled ‘Energy Wales – A Low Carbon Transition’ highlights the need for a co-ordinated and forward-thinking approach. EU Skills is addressing this challenge head on by establishing a new Welsh institute of training providers dedicated to developing Wales as a global centre of excellence for energy skills.
Aled Davies, Wales Manager at EU Skills, explains: “This is a great opportunity for training providers to expand their market and training portfolio, attract more learners and help develop Wales as a low carbon and marine power centre of excellence. Delivering new sector-specific training courses and qualifications, designed specifically to meet the industry's needs, is an exciting prospect.”
EU Skills are holding two free events, each lasting an hour and a half, one in North Wales at the Optic Technium in Denbighshire on 14/5/13 and the other in South Wales at the St Mary’s Hotel & Golf Club in Bridgend on 15/5/13. These events will inform providers and other interested parties about the initiative and how they can get involved. A limited number of spaces still remain for the invitation only event so booking is essential.
Aled continues: “The project will establish an infrastructure of training providers for the development of skills in the installation, commissioning and operation of energy generation sites; and the distribution of energy to customers.
“The institute will be a gateway to approved providers, operating from multiple campuses across Wales. The institute’s providers will offer initial, refresher, progression and transitional training.”
To reserve a place at the events contact Dyfed Jones, Project Manager at EU Skills: spfprocurement@euskills.co.uk
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Further information on the Low Carbon Energy & Marine Power Institute or the upcoming events, please contact Dyfed Jones, Project Manager at EU Skills:
T: 07711 005 549
NOTES TO EDITOR:
Issued by: Caroline Moverley-Judd, Product Marketing Manager at EU Skills
T: 07711 007 245
E: communications@euskills.co.uk
Date of release: 07.05.2013
About the Low Carbon Energy and Marine Power Institute in Wales:
Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills), the Sector Skills Council for the gas, power, waste management and water industries, is working with the Welsh Government (WG) to establish a Low Carbon Energy and Marine Power Institute in Wales. The project is funded through WG’s Sector Priorities Fund (SPF) Pilot Programme and is supported by the European Social Fund (ESF).
About Energy & Utility Skills:
Our Vision: Ensuring our industries have the skills they need now and in the future.
Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills) is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the gas, power, waste management and water industries, licensed by Government and working under the guidance of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). Employer-led, our purpose is to ensure that our industries have the skills they need now and in the future.
The energy and utilities sector is fundamental to the success of the UK economy and is crucial to the way modern society functions. It is critical to facilitate an adequate supply of competent people to develop, maintain and enhance the sector.
A skilled workforce is vital for meeting the challenges of an increasingly competitive global economy and particularly during this tough economic climate, where skills are the key lever for successful competition.
EU Skills commitment is to raise employer engagement, demand and investment in skills, to ensure that we have authoritative labour market information for all of our industries and to develop National Occupational Standards (NOS) to ensure that qualifications meet employer needs.
For further information about EU Skills please visit: www.euskills.co.uk