Highlighting green career pathways at COP26

Highlighting green career pathways at COP26

The ECITB’s Head of Strategy, Policy and Insights Jenny Young, a panellist at the COP26 Green Career Pathways event on 7th November, discusses what net zero means for industry jobs.

It’s a privilege to have a platform at COP26 to explore how education and training will help deliver net zero. As the employer-led Government skills body for the engineering construction industry, the ECITB will play a key role in making sure our network of supply chain companies has a workforce equipped for the energy transition. Training must align with employers’ needs and prepare new entrants for green careers if we are to deliver the full number of planned projects needed to decarbonise our energy sector.

However, in our industry, the path to net zero is complex with swift transformation required in some sectors and gradual evolution in others. Adoption of green technologies, such as hydrogen fuel and offshore wind, will take place alongside work in existing carbon-intensive sectors to improve efficiency and reduce emissions.