Britain’s 29 million homes are responsible for more than a fifth of the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions. The Green Skills Academy provides a skilled workforce able to retrofit environmentally friendly energy systems to reduce emissions, address the longstanding skill shortage vacancies in the construction sector, and target emerging green occupations.
These skill shortages include:
Our Green Skills Academy partners have extensive links to employers in the green construction sectors, including Wates, Retrofit Works, North London Waste Authority, Morgan Sindall, Vistry Partnerships, and Peabody, who provide training and work placement leading to guaranteed interviews and Good Work opportunities.
The Green Skills Academy programme consists of a range of training pathways. For example:
The Mayor of London’s Skills Academies supports Londoners get into careers and the capital’s long-term economic growth as part of the Mayor’s London Recovery Plan in response to the COVID pandemic.
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL), as part of Capital City College Group (CCCG), has secured funding to run this academy.
In total, CCCG has secured £1.5 million £1.5 million to run four academy hubs to help Londoners into Good Work and reduce the employment gap between different groups of Londoners, this includes people who are newly unemployed as well as people facing inequality and who are underrepresented in each sector:
Empowering under-represented groups and low-income households
The training and employment available through the Mayor of London’s Skills Academies is tailored to meet the needs and aspirations of under-represented groups and low-income households and address the entrenched and structural barriers that prevent these groups from accessing sustainable Good Work opportunities. These groups include:
These partners have committed to providing training, work experience opportunities, apprenticeships, curriculum planning, recruitment events, skills shortage research, and jobs.
Morgan Sindall, a key construction and built environment sector employer, Morgan Sindall have 6,000+ staff and a turnover of more than £3 billion.
Wates, is one of the leading construction sector employers.
Peabody, owns and manages more than 67,000 homes in London and the South-East.
Vistry Partnerships, is a leading construction and built-environment regeneration employer.
The Renewable Energy Institute (REI), has been running accredited renewable energy training courses since 1975 in collaboration with leading British, European and Global Universities, and has a wealth of experience in knowledge sharing and career development for the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency sectors.
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), the training Board for the construction industry and a partner in Construction Skills, the Sector Skills Council. CITB have extensive links with trade bodies, training providers and employers to promote our Green Skills Academy and design and develop provisions in line with industry needs, creating progression routeways.
Retrofit Works, specialists in retrofitting homes.
Absolute Solar, is an award-winning installer of domestic renewable technology solutions.
North London Waste Authority, providing career opportunities in recycling and waste management.
We provide free training opportunities and support packages to help you get a job in green roles. We do this by providing bespoke flexible programmes that fit your circumstances and availability. We aim to give you the confidence and skills you need to be employable within 3 to 4 weeks, and a guaranteed job interview with one of our partner employers.
Training includes:
All our courses are part of the academies. Choose a relevant course, and the Academy will then work with you to ensure you can access the course.
Courses include:
See the full list of Green Skills Academy courses here. If you are unsure of which study path to take, check out our level equivalence table.
Are you interested in joining the Green Skills Academy? You can contact us by filling out the form below. You can also speak to us at one of our Green Academy employment events, visit our events page to register.