Cheshire to be ‘growth region’ for clean energy

Cheshire is chosen by the Government to be a ‘key growth region’ for clean energy and will receive £1m in funding. Tony McDonough reports

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Cheshire will be a ‘key growth region’ for clean energy

 

Cheshire will unlock green skills training for people across the county after being chosen by the Government to be a ‘key growth region’ for clean energy.

Workers will be supported with government-backed training programmes so they can benefit from thousands of new job opportunities in the clean energy sector, as part of the government’s Plan for Change and clean energy superpower mission.

Cheshire West and Chester Council will receive £1m in the first round of funding after it was confirmed that it was one of four regions selected by the Government to launch the scheme.

This will include an Energy Skills Passport portal – a tool which will enable workers to easily identify which qualifications, such as technical and safety standards, are needed for specific roles – to help workers in the oil and gas industry transition into the renewable energy sector in the region.

The Government confirmed West Cheshire had been chosen as one of the UK’s “key growth regions for clean energy, with flourishing offshore wind, nuclear, and solar industries”.

Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington (formerly Cheshire and Warrington LEP) is going to be delivering the pilot locally, working with a partnership including North West Net Zero Hub, Cheshire West and Chester Council and Net Zero North West.

Funding could go towards new training centres, courses or career advisers – supporting local people into opportunities in industries such as welding, electrical engineering, and construction.

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Cllr Louise Gittins, leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council said: “This initiative, as part of the Clean Power Action Plan, will play a crucial role in transitioning our workforce from carbon-intensive industries to clean energy sectors. 

“As one of the centres of the net zero re-industrialisation of the North, we are committed to encouraging green economic growth and the benefits that will bring to our area.”

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