Energy & Utility Skills
First licensed: 01/12/2003.
Sector
Electricity, gas, waste management and water industries.
Sector Coverage
Energy & Utility Skills is the Sector Skills Council for electricity and renewables, gas, waste management and water industries. It represents:
- generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, combined heat and power;
- production and distribution of gas and water; and
- removal of waste water and treatment of waste products.
These industries cover a range of fundamental services that are vital to a successful UK economy and are key to the attainment of environmental targets on water quality, fuel utilisation and waste management.
Sector in Brief
The safe, reliable and affordable provision of electricity, gas, waste management, water and related services are essential to the UK economy and well-being of domestic customers.
The skills required to provide these services are diverse in their scope. The range of these skills is continually evolving as the industries continue to be at the centre of significant change.
During the past decade the electricity, gas and water industries have rapidly undergone far-reaching structural change as a consequence of the government's programmes of privatisation and market liberalisation.
This structural change is leading to innovative multi-utility developments, which in turn are impacting on the scope of future skills requirements.
A key demand from government, producers, suppliers and users is for greater efficiency in the use of natural resources. This includes both fuel for energy or water for supply.
Pressures such as these will have growing impact on the people and skills required to run these businesses more efficiently. The impact will be felt throughout the entire process chain.
Contact Details
Post:
Energy & Utility Skills
Friars Gate Two
1011 Stratford Road
Shirley
Solihull
West Midlands
B90 4BN
Tel:
0845 077 9922
Email:
enquiries@euskills.co.uk
Web:
www.euskills.co.uk