Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The British Government has come out with a national plan to recruit workers needed for clean energy mission, with over 400,000 extra jobs by 2030.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the plan would involve measures to ensure companies receiving public grants and contracts need to create good jobs across the clean energy sector.
Under the plan, 31 priority occupations that are particularly in demand, such as plumbers, electricians and welders have been identified. Five “technical excellence colleges” will be set up to train workers with clean energy skills, the Government said.
“A generation of young people across Britain will benefit from the good jobs and high wages that the booming clean energy economy can bring, under new plan announced by the Government as part of the clean energy superpower mission,” it said.
“Communities have long been calling out for a new generation of good industrial jobs. The clean energy jobs boom can answer that call – and today (October 19) we publish a landmark national plan to make it happen,” Miliband said.
“Our plans will help create an economy in which there is no need to leave your hometown just to find a decent job. Thanks to this government’s commitment to clean energy, a generation of young people in our industrial heartlands can have well-paid secure jobs, from plumbers to electricians and welders. This is a pro-worker, pro-jobs, pro-union, agenda that will deliver the national renewal our country needs,” he added.
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden, said, “We’re giving workers the skills needed for switch to clean energy, which is good for them, good for industry – and will drive growth across the nation”.
“Our new jobs plan will unlock real opportunities and ensure everyone has access to the training and support to secure the well-paid jobs that will power our country’s future, as part of our Plan for Change,” he added.
“The Government’s clean energy mission is already delivering for the UK, with the certainty and stability of the Government’s mission having galvanised over £50 billion of private investment since last July,” the official statement added.
