Union embraces plan on offshore wind training

The Prospect specialists’ union has given the thumbs up to a government plan for companies to pay for the training of new workers in offshore wind.

“Training the clean energy workforce of tomorrow is one of the biggest challenges we face, and it is only fair that renewables developers that rely on this labour contribute to skills programmes,” said Prospect senior deputy general secretary Sue Ferns.

The union also called on the government to give “the strongest possible signal” that they expect companies receiving public money or incentives as part of government energy procurement to work with and recognise trade unions.