Energy & Power Awards 2019

41 | SME NEWS - 2019 Energy & Power Awards With people relying on the energy and utilities sector every single day, companies need to ensure that their staff are well-trained and well-equipped to deliver vital services. At the forefront of addressing the skills challenge is Energy & Utility Skills, a firm dedicated to helping employers within the sector attract, develop and retain the workforce and skills that businesses need. Benefits include: • Visibility: Have your brand alongside 25 leading energy and utility companies • Relevant Talent: Engage with a pool of talent that has been referred by sponsoring employers • Diverse Talent: Benefit from centralised marketing campaigns that engage all available talent • Cost Efficient: Low cost. Sponsoring employers seek to support the whole sector • Pay as you go: No contract. No agency recruitment fees. No hassle. “A key benefit to our collaboration is ‘strength in numbers’ and the attractiveness of our brands. Being able to ‘share the load’, and save cost and time associated to engaging new and diverse talent is important. These are challenges that we all face and need to address.” Lesley Callaghan - Head of Human Resources, FCC Environment and Chair of TSN. At the heart of Energy & Utility Skills is the Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership . A major strategic success of this partnership is the implementation of the Talent Source Network (TSN) www.talentsourcenetwork.co.uk. TSN is the jobs hub for the energy and utilities sector. It promotes hundreds of jobs every month, offering roles as diverse as being an Accountant to a Barista, and a Cyber Analyst to an Engineer. Jobs are available across the whole of the UK, from Belfast to Birmingham and Cardiff to Cheshire. TSN is a collaboration of more than twenty-five sector-leading companies that are all committed to raising the profile, visibility, and reputation of the sector, demonstrating why the sector is an attractive place to work. By bringing together employers, partnerships and technology, the project seeks to establish a more diverse work-force than ever before. TSN has quickly become the best energy and utility talent attraction initiative in 2019 positioning the energy and utilities sector as the go-to choice for people looking for a fresh exciting career and targets those seeking apprenticeships, graduate roles and a career change. TSN seeks to increase the diversity of the sector’s workforce by engaging groups such as females, young people, ethnic minorities, disabled persons, and ex-military personnel to learn more about why the sector is a great place to work. TSN has proved to be very successful in attracting talent for large companies and is now being made available to smaller and medium sized companies. By providing the opportunity to share and promote job roles alongside larger companies, TSN has created broader sector visibility with faster and cheaper hiring opportunities. There has never been a better time for people to seek new careers, in the energy and utilities sector and the need for skilled talent has also never been greater. It is predicted that by 2027, more than 221,000 people will be needed to replace retirees and fill new roles as the sector seeks to tackle its growing skills demands. With the UK government committing to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the energy sector is at the forefront of the fight against climate change. Colossal transformation from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources has already taken place, but more skilled workers are always needed to continue the fight. TSN works alongside Government, Regulators and Unions, as a pragmatic solution to the sector’s workforce challenges. So much more than what people may consider it to include, TSN is opening the door for people all over the United Kingdom to get involved with a new career in a vital sector. A shining example of the power of collaboration and passion to see the sector flourish, Energy & Utility Skills are at the forefront of reinvigorating the sector with a flood of talent and closing the skills gap by 2027. Company: Energy & Utility Skills Contact: Aidan Brooks, Talent Engagement Manager (TSN) Website: www.talentsourcenetwork.co.uk Email: talentsource@euskills.co.uk Best Energy & Utility Skills Talent Attraction Initiative 2019

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