Green Energy Courses Lead to Jobs

People should enrol on green energy courses to take advantage of the new jobs created in the renewable power sector,according to a former mechanic.

Scott Sutherland from Scotland told the Daily Mirror that hewas happy to leave his previous job as a car mechanic to work in the green energy industry.

An increased wage and the ability to travel the world persuaded Scott to move job to become an engineer and help build a wind farm in Inverness.

Scott was then able to use his experience to establish a wind farm in Romania before starting his current job with EDF Energy Renewables.

He told the Daily Mirror that people who have completed electrical courses will find it easier to get work in the green energy sector because their skills are transferable between the industries.

"It is such a young industry the chance to develop my skills and get promoted has been fantastic. My mechanical background helped, although for those with an electrical engineering background prospects are even better," he told the newspaper.

Scott is encouraging more people to take green energy courses because of the large number of job opportunities available in the renewable power industry.

Another reason to join the green energy sector is that helping the environment brings great job fulfilment, according to Scott.

"Although it's growing rapidly there are still massive opportunities for those with the necessary skills. There's also real satisfaction in working in the sustainable and renewable energy industry ," he told the publication.

Jeff Anderson , from recruitment firm Taylor Hopkinson, told the newspaper that people with transferable skills who take green energy courses can take advantage of thousands of new
jobs in the sector.

He told the Daily Mirror: "Anyone with hands-on experience repairing mechanical machinery is very well suited to turning their skills to the wind industry. We have witnessed a number of energy companies suffering a skills shortage."

Mr Anderson went on to say that there were a lot of jobs available in the renewable power sector.

This is due to an ageing workforce combined with a lack of capable new talent, according to the recruiter.

A report from RenewableUK predicted that up to 60,000 jobs will be created in the wind industry by 2020 due to an increased demand for wind farms .

The Daily Mirror has advised people to take green energy courses if they already have skills which are transferable to the renewable power job market.

About the Author:

Able Skills provide training through electrical courses and green energy courses. Able Skills have opened an Energy Saving Training Centre to provide approved training on the installation of energy efficient forms of heating and lighting. Visit the website at http://www.ableskills.co.uk/  
for more information.