Digital Skills

Plugging the Green Skills gap

 

Over 50,000 new jobs are set to be created to support the net zero targets for businesses in Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset.

 

Developing Green Skills for Jobs and Entrepreneurship will generate an inclusive talent pipeline for businesses in the region, with a focus on participation from Black and Asian and ethnically diverse young people aged 18-28.

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Are you a business with a green focus seeking a more diverse team?   

 

We are looking to create a bank of Business Partners who are interested in supporting the project in one or more of the following ways: 

 

• Support local talent and key Green Skills with funded internships  

• Share their insights and knowledge of green skills as a Guest Speaker on the training course to inspire the next generation  

• Design and deliver bespoke training content

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Some background about the Green Skills programme  

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Learners will embark on 8 days of paid Green Skills focused training to develop their leadership skills while covering topics including:

 

• The future of energy – the low carbon race

• Food and the circular economy – a zero waste approach

• Sustainable Transport and Air quality

• Innovation – visit innovative businesses tackling environmental issues

• Zero carbon building and upgrading our existing housing

 

This will then be followed by the opportunities for participants to move into: 

 

• A paid internship, fully funded by the project 

• Further training 

• Business advice from UWE Bristol or BSWN to help develop or scale up a business 

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What next?

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If you are a business and interested to get involved click here.

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If you are a learner and interested in registering to take part click here.

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Please email greenskills@uwe.ac.uk if you have any questions. 

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