Skills and Training Award
Celebrating best in class employers that are adopting novel ways of training and developing their staff and can show clear plans to futureproof their workforce. This award celebrates the companies that are finding new ways to plug the skills gap and strengthen their offer to current employees.
Skills and Training Award
Celebrating best in class employers that are adopting novel ways of training and developing their staff and can show clear plans to futureproof their workforce. This award celebrates the companies that are finding new ways to plug the skills gap and strengthen their offer to current employees.
Firstsource with E.ON Next - Service Excellence Training Program
The global skilling gap is critical, with 44% of workers needing reskilling by 2027. 70% of UK employers struggle to find skilled workers. Since 2018, Firstsource has partnered with E.ON, playing a pivotal role in its transformation to E.ON Next with a focus on digital transformation and sustainable energy. To meet the evolving needs of E.ON Next, our Capability Development team implemented a robust training strategy. This focused on both short-term skills training and long-term career development. The results have been impressive, with reduced onboarding challenges, faster skill acquisition, and a more engaged workforce equipped to handle future challenges.
National Grid Ventures - Interconnectors Future Skills and Capability
NGV Interconnectors Operations Future Capability team was formed just seven months ago to build the capability of Operations. We have made considerable progress quickly and built a strong foundation for the development of future skills which are instrumental to our net zero future. We have developed a training and delivery plan that combines traditional development pathways like apprenticeship schemes with innovative tools to assess our workforce's current skills and capabilities. The plan anticipates the skills needed in the future, focusing on our employees continuing professional development and career progression. We have commissioned and implemented the first capability assessment tool.
SP Energy Networks - Creating a workforce to deliver Net Zero
SP Energy Networks (SPEN) is bringing truly green jobs to Scotland to support the country with its ambitions to be Net Zero by 2045. These roles offer excellent career opportunities in a company that’s investing millions of pounds every day to help bring about a clean, green future.
To do this, it is also investing in the skills and training required to develop a workforce that can realise shared green ambitions. Through innovative programmes, a culture focussed on support and development, it is growing and retaining a workforce designed and equipped to deliver a green future.
SSE - Home Safe
SSE has invested more than £2.5 million in a world-class safety leadership training centre with an ongoing annual cost to supply training in Scotland and from centres in London and Hull. 12,000 employees and contract partners will attend the course each year.
The centres use immersive drama to plunge trainees into the narrative of a fatal workplace incident and its consequences. This innovative approach helps deepen the company’s strong safety culture, coaching employees and contractors to give them the tools to challenge unsafe behaviour, making safety personal and helping ensure everyone goes home safe every day.
TotalEnergies Gas & Power - Learning Solutions
TotalEnergies Gas & Power has set a new benchmark in the utility sector with its innovative TotalEnergies Learning Solutions. Through initiatives like ‘Pilot Your Career,’ Visa Training program and our Apprenticeship Scheme, we have fostered career development, continuous learning, and skill enhancement.
Our strategic approach to filling skills gaps and promoting utilities as a dynamic career choice has empowered our workforce and positioned us as a leader in the industry. These efforts underscore our commitment to equip our employees with the skills and capabilities for the energy transition.
UK Power Networks - Mind the Skills Gap!
The energy sector faces significant skills shortages as it navigates the transition to Net Zero, particularly in STEM fields. UK Power Networks uses an evidence-based approach to plug the gap via skills and training, using insight from stakeholder engagement, benchmarking against best practice and alignment with Ofgem’s guidance.
The company tackles industry skills shortages by recruiting diverse talent, offering comprehensive training, and promoting continuous development, ensuring career progression and business excellence.
This enables school leavers without qualifications, high achievers lacking teams, and managers without formal training to flourish and support Britain’s green industrial revolution, delivering social, customer and industry benefits.
Utilita Energy - Meet the new Smart(er) Meter Apprenticeship
Utilita’s unique Smart Metering Apprenticeship, created in conjunction with Cheshire College South & West, has been designed to plug the smart meter engineer gap and equip newly trained engineers with the knowledge and skills required to overcome a range of commissioning challenges.
Access to ‘live smart meter commissioning rigs’ at Utilita’s Warrington Training Academy simulates a ‘real home’ scenario, which benefits the customer as each install can be completed faster. The apprenticeship can deliver 1,500 highly skilled smart engineers annually, boosting the smart rollout. Once trained, upskilled engineers can install low carbon technologies, further supporting the journey to net zero.