Green skills academy

by Environmental Jobs Blog on May 14, 2010

The Daily Telegraph reports on the  opening of the Green Skills Academy in Tredegar in South Wales by British Gas.  The centre has the potential to train up to 1,300 people per year in green energy skills.

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Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World

by Environmental Jobs Blog on May 6, 2010

Launched in 2008 the Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World report is still worth reading.  You can download the report from the UNEP’s website.

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Labour and green jobs

April 28, 2010

The Guardian newspaper reports that the government may not reach its target of some 400,000 green jobs by 2015.  It is interesting to note that both the North East and East of England, areas earmarked as hubs for green jobs, actually saw a decline in green jobs.  More is here.

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Rope workers

April 26, 2010

The New York Times has an interesting article on ‘Rope Workers’ people who work on wind turbines to repair and maintain them.  With the growth of wind farms in the USA there are new opportunities for rope workers.  Have a look at Rope Partner with offices in the USA, Europe and Canada.

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The Guide to 286 Green Colleges

April 22, 2010

The Princeton Review has published a guide (The Guide to 286 Green Colleges – in the USA) which sets out information on the environmental credentials of colleges in the USA.
You can download the guide here and in the UK there are a number of Universities offering degrees in the environmental sector in the UK.

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Job hunting

April 19, 2010

Something a little bit different from Katie Laird.
Job Hunt 2.0 – using the Web to find a new career
View more presentations from Katie Laird.

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Renewable UK

April 12, 2010

A briefing note from Renewable UK on offshore wind energy notes that “If just 20GW of offshore capacity is developed by 2020 it will secure up to £60bn of private investment and could create 45,000 UK based jobs.”  Find out more about the report here and Renewable UK

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Tailoring your CV

April 7, 2010

A short podcast from the Guardian newspaper looking at tips and advice about tailoring your CV to make sure your job application is successful!  Listen to it here

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Iberdrola Renovables

April 6, 2010

Iberdrola Renovables at the beginning of March announced plans to create an Offshore Wind Division in Glasgow. Iberdrola Renovables expects to invest €9 billion between 2010-2012 to increase its international expansion and consolidate its position in the wind energy sector. The Company will invest some €1.9 billion in the UK.  To find out more about [...]

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Social networking and job hunting

April 5, 2010

Social networking websites are being used to find job vacancies.  Here are some of the social networking sites which you could explore:
With some 60 million people using LinkedIn this is a network worth looking at.  You can create your CV which perspective employers can search for.  Importantly, through friends and colleagues you [...]

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