Inside the 48-point plan to tackle the UK's net zero skills crisis

James Murray
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Inside the 48-point plan to tackle the UK's net zero skills crisis

Centrica and the GMB Trade Union have teamed up to call on the government to revamp the UK’s green skills system

It is never good when employers and trade unions are at loggerheads, but sometimes alarms should also go off when you find them in agreement. The Future Energy Skills Programme is an initiative jointly...

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