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📰 INTERVIEW TIME As Europe advances towards a greener future, a plethora of qualified professionals will be essential to driving this change. It is not only engineers and visionary manufacturers that are required; electrical and mechanical contractors, responsible for handling electrical and mechanical installations are equally crucial. How will these professions find enough qualified workers to meet the rapidly growing demand for buildings and infrastructure fit for the energy transition? This question is dealt with together at European level by their respective associations EuropeOn - The European Electrical Contractors Association and GCP EUROPE, who we sat down with to have a chat. https://lnkd.in/diffuccC

We need a robust renewables workforce to deliver the energy transition! 🆕 With the closing of the #EuropeanYearofSkills, the Renewable Energy Skills Partnership 👷♀️🤝👨🏭 has identified 4️⃣ priorities with 18 recommendations, to address the skills shortage and build a future-ready workforce. The Partnership is calling on the European Commission to: 👷 Prioritise renewable energy skills and workforce building in policymaking 🥼 Boost the visibility and attractiveness of technical, scientific, and engineering careers in the renewables sector 🛣️ Foster recognition and mobility in educational pathways and the job market 🔜 Ensure a strong and swift response to skills needs With GCP EUROPE, EUREC - The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres, and the European Commission, SolarPower Europe is coordinating the work of the Renewable Energy Skills Partnership. The Partnership will identify the skills measures needed to deliver our climate and energy security goals. Find out more👇 https://lnkd.in/eWBkeMyH #PactForSkills #SolarWorks #Skills4Climate #EuropeDay   European Training Foundation Cedefop WindEurope EuropeOn - The European Electrical Contractors Association Solar Heat Europe (ESTIF) REScoop.eu Ocean Energy Europe European Biogas Association ESTELA - European Solar Thermal Electricity Association European Heat Pump Association EGEC Geothermal EIT InnoEnergy Bioenergy Europe Airborne Wind Europe Abodoo Adecco Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR EGEC Geothermal EHI - Association of the European Heating Industry Hanze Manpower Monsson OHKW - Ohne Hände keine Wende T&D Europe Wind Power Energy - RESS

💭 #4 in our BPIE ClimateConversations interview series on the #EUYearofSkills! 💪 https://lnkd.in/eVX-yyA3 In this interview, Oliver Jung, secretary-general of GCP EUROPE, a network for mechanical contracting associations in 12 EU countries, talks us through: ⚡the role mechanical contractors are playing in the EU’s Renovation Wave ⚡the skills shortage in the sector ⚡the gap between the industry’s current capacity, and EU/national governments’ renovation aspirations/targets ⚡the implementation of minimum energy performance standards ⚡how new incentives/bonuses on renovation contracts could help mechanical contracting businesses grow their workforce ⚡the role of educational rebranding in making mechanical contracting trades a more attractive career option