Environmental Companies & Options Expo (ESS), an annual occasion for the environmental companies business, has introduced the launch of a webinar aimed toward addressing vital abilities shortages within the environmental sector. With demand presently outstripping provide, the net occasion entitled ‘ESS 2050: Inexperienced Expertise’ will deal with how employers can bridge the hole in inexperienced jobs throughout the nation.

Happening on Friday 26 April from 12:00-14:00, the webinar will characteristic displays and discussions on authorities initiatives, apprenticeship schemes, regional variations, and collaborations between UK universities and the business. It should additionally provide companies sensible steps to coach the following era, methods to make the sector extra engaging to the youthful generations, and collaborative options to deal with inexperienced abilities shortages.

The webinar will probably be co-hosted by Groundwork, the official charity accomplice 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 will probably be main business voices Melissa Vogeley, Crew Chief – Inexperienced Jobs & Expertise for Internet Zero on the Division for Vitality Safety and Internet 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 Limitations 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 take a look at overcoming sure challenges to assist the growth 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 individuals, adopted by a joint session from Dr. Aris Alexoulis, Senior Lecturer in Mechatronics at Manchester Metropolitan College, and Dr Steve Jones, Related Curriculum Lead at Siemens, on the Related Curriculum: How Academia and Trade can Collaborate on Training. The Siemens Related Curriculum is a collaborative partnership that equips member universities with an intensive portfolio of expertise studying supplies and real-world industrial case research protecting all elements of the product lifecycle.

Commenting on the webinar, Rob Mowat, Managing Director of ESS Expo, stated: “We’re excited to be launching the primary in our new collection of webinars. ESS 2050: Inexperienced Expertise is a novel alternative for operators, native authorities, agriculture, power, manufacturing, and stakeholders from schooling and growth to have interaction in a dialog essential for shaping the way forward for the environmental workforce. We have now already acquired a outstanding quantity of curiosity on this alternative and are trying ahead to sharing the talk with all these concerned within the sector on 26 April.”

To enroll to affix the ESS 2050: Inexperienced Expertise webinar on Friday 26^th April, go to the web site right here.

To register your curiosity to attend ESS Expo 2024 from 11-12 September on the NEC Birmingham, go to the web site right here.