Environmental Services & Solutions Expo (ESS), an annual occasion for the environmental companies trade, has introduced the launch of a webinar aimed toward addressing essential abilities shortages within the environmental sector. With demand presently outstripping provide, the net occasion entitled ‘ESS 2050: Green Skills’ will deal with how employers can bridge the hole in inexperienced jobs throughout the nation.
Going down on Friday 26 April from 12:00-14:00, the webinar will characteristic shows and discussions on authorities initiatives, apprenticeship schemes, regional variations, and collaborations between UK universities and the trade. It should additionally supply companies sensible steps to coach the subsequent era, methods to make the sector extra engaging to the youthful generations, and collaborative options to deal with inexperienced abilities shortages.
The webinar can be co-hosted by Groundwork, the official charity companion of ESS Expo, and chaired by Adam Learn, Chief Sustainability & Exterior Affairs Officer of SUEZ and member of the Inexperienced Jobs Supply Group.
Becoming a member of the session can be main trade voices Melissa Vogeley, Workforce Chief – Inexperienced Jobs & Expertise for Web Zero on the Division for Power Safety and Web Zero and Aashya Zina, Division for Training, offering an replace on the Inexperienced Jobs Supply Group.
Sally Hayns, CEO of The Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Administration (CIEEM) will deal with Boundaries to Nature-based Inexperienced Jobs, whereas Beth Whittaker, Chief Human Sources Officer of Veolia Northern Europe Zone, will ship a case research on Future Expertise to Ship GreenUp. The previous will have a look at overcoming sure challenges to assist the enlargement of a dedicated, engaged workforce, whereas the latter will discover future expertise together with graduates, apprentices, and internships, in addition to inexperienced abilities planning for future roles and over 50s expertise.
Venetia Knight, Head of Employment and Enterprise at charity, Groundwork, will current on Growing the Attractiveness of Sector to younger folksadopted by a joint session from Dr. Aris Alexoulis, Senior Lecturer in Mechatronics at Manchester Metropolitan College, and Dr Steve Jones, Linked Curriculum Lead at Siemens, on the Linked Curriculum: How Academia and Trade can Collaborate on Training. The Siemens Linked Curriculum is a collaborative partnership that equips member universities with an intensive portfolio of know-how studying supplies and real-world industrial case research masking all elements of the product lifecycle.
Commenting on the webinar, Rob Mowat, Managing Director of ESS Expo, stated: “We are excited to be launching the first in our new series of webinars. ESS 2050: Green Skills is a unique opportunity for operators, local authorities, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, and stakeholders from education and development to engage in a conversation crucial for shaping the future of the environmental workforce. We have already received a remarkable amount of interest in this opportunity and are looking forward to sharing the debate with all those involved in the sector on 26 April.”
To enroll to affix the ESS 2050: Inexperienced Expertise webinar on Friday 26th April, go to the web site here.
To register your curiosity to attend ESS Expo 2024 from 11-12 September on the NEC Birmingham, go to the web site here.
