The Offshore Wind Industry Council has launched a website that aims to attract new entrants to the sector in the UK by showcasing job opportunities for graduates, apprentices and people seeking to transfer from other sectors.
The website highlights regions around the UK in which communities are benefiting economically from offshore wind. OWIC said the aim is to “increase diversity at all levels within the sector”.
Included on the website are personal stories in which people from a variety of backgrounds explain their career paths, as well as examples of innovative technology, such as robotics, that are being developed by the industry.
The new site – offshorewindcareers.co.uk – went live today as part of Offshore Wind Week, which runs from 19 to 23 November.
RenewableUK chief executive Hugh McNeal said: “Job creation is one of the key benefits that offshore wind is bringing to the UK, now and for the decades ahead.
“We’re expecting to see 27,000 people working in the sector by 2030 – two and a half times more than we have currently.
“We know there’s a huge demand for jobs in clean technology; people want to work in an industry they feel good about, and know will be around for a long time.
“This website is a great resource, as it showcases the huge variety of jobs in the offshore wind industry. We hope it will inspire people of all ages, backgrounds and experience to join us”.
The website was unveiled at an event in Westminster this afternoon at which MPs met the leaders of innovative companies and young people who are building their careers in offshore wind.
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Rebecca Long Bailey said: “As a growth industry of global significance, offshore wind represents a huge industrial opportunity in the UK which could and should be at the heart of global supply chains.
“The new website highlights the job opportunities across the UK; we need to show what kind of jobs our children are going to have, where the factories are going to be, and what their future is going to look like.”