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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Something a little bit different from Katie Laird.

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

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

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 Iberdrola Renovables visit their website.