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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
The low carbon economy….




                …. why?
80% reduction…


                                                                                                                                    … by 2050




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                                                                                                                       Job creation
Low carbon exports

                            £50bn                                                                   Germany


                     £10bn                                    UK



Source: Environmental Audit Committee (2009) Green Jobs and Skills, London: The Stationary Office
Legislation
Emissions Trading




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                                                                                         Reducing business
                                                                                                    waste
Policy
Feed-in tariffs




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Renewables
Obligation
Energy Company
                          Obligation (ECO)




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Zero carbon homes
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EPCs
Barriers…….

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Confusion about
being ‘green’
Preparing
  leaders
The




      of the task
Greater Manchester
             homes


                                                      1.1 million
Source: http://www.mshp.org.uk/news/pdfs/RSLproviderforum.pdf
Loft and cavity
              measures


                                                                400,000
Source: http://www.mshp.org.uk/news/pdfs/RSLproviderforum.pdf
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 subjects
      De Montfort University: Green Energy Technology BSc
    Queen Mary University: Sustainable Energy Systems MSc

Leadership and management
  University of Edinburgh: Carbon Finance/Management MSc
                  University of Exeter: Renewable Energy BSc

A range of Foundation Degree courses
Local HE provision
University of Manchester
                Environment and Sustainable Technology MSc

Man Met University
     PG awards in Environmental Management and Business

University of Bolton
            Renewable Energy Systems and Technologies MSc

Lancaster University
    Environmental Change and Sustainable Development BSc
Local FE provision
National 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
Piecing the low
carbon economy together

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Preparing the Low Carbon Workforce: An Assessment of Education and Skills Provision

  • 1. Preparing the Low Carbon Workforce: An Assessment of Education and Skills Provision Gareth Morris Salford Housing and Urban Studies Unit University of Salford
  • 2. The low carbon economy…. …. why?
  • 3. 80% reduction… … by 2050 Photo courtesy of Deut. Work released into the public domain. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eggborough_power_station.jpg
  • 4. Photo courtesy of Glogger. GNU Free Documentation License. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urbine_raising062p.jpg Job creation
  • 5. Low carbon exports £50bn Germany £10bn UK Source: Environmental Audit Committee (2009) Green Jobs and Skills, London: The Stationary Office
  • 7. Emissions Trading Photo courtesy of S. Solberg J. CC Attribution 3.0 Unported. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:European_flag_in_the_wind.jpg?uselang=en-gb
  • 8. Photo courtesy of Estormiz. Work released into the public domain. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rusko_Landfill_20090530.JPG Reducing business waste
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  • 11. Feed-in tariffs Photo courtesy of Bidgee. CC Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electricity_pylons.jpg
  • 13. Energy Company Obligation (ECO) Photo courtesy of Woodennature. CC Attribution 3.0 Unported. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Singapore_Road_Signs_-_Warning_Sign_-_Elderly_or_Blind_People.svg
  • 14. Zero carbon homes Photo courtesy of Nigel Cox. CC Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beddington_Corner,_The_BedZED_estate_-_geograph.org.uk_-_415459.jpg
  • 15. EPCs
  • 16. Barriers……. Icon courtesy of Silsor. CC Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stop_hand.svg
  • 17. Photo courtesy of Ken Fields. CC Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thin_Film_Flexible_Solar_PV_Installation_2.JPG
  • 20. The of the task
  • 21. Greater Manchester homes 1.1 million Source: http://www.mshp.org.uk/news/pdfs/RSLproviderforum.pdf
  • 22. Loft and cavity measures 400,000 Source: http://www.mshp.org.uk/news/pdfs/RSLproviderforum.pdf
  • 23. 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
  • 24. HE ‘low carbon’ courses in the UK STEM subjects De Montfort University: Green Energy Technology BSc Queen Mary University: Sustainable Energy Systems MSc Leadership and management University of Edinburgh: Carbon Finance/Management MSc University of Exeter: Renewable Energy BSc A range of Foundation Degree courses
  • 25. Local HE provision University of Manchester Environment and Sustainable Technology MSc Man Met University PG awards in Environmental Management and Business University of Bolton Renewable Energy Systems and Technologies MSc Lancaster University Environmental Change and Sustainable Development BSc
  • 26. Local FE provision National 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
  • 27. Piecing the low carbon economy together