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Reed Group has launched Reed Environment to answer the retrofit skills gap, aiming to be the largest network of green training providers in the UK<\/h2>\n

In an effort to bridge the retrofit skills gap, Reed Environment aims to create a newly trained green workforce that will help meet net zero targets across the UK.<\/p>\n

The plan involves delivering retrofitting training at scale and creating a recruitment pipeline, which it estimates could reduce the carbon footprints of millions of homes<\/a> in the UK.<\/p>\n

Residential carbon emissions are responsible for a fifth of the country’s emissions.<\/div>\n

The UK currently is not on track to reach net zero by 2050<\/h3>\n

It follows research from Reed Environment which suggests that current rates of retrofit recruitment must triple if the country to meet 2050 net zero targets.<\/p>\n

If the rate of recruitment doesn’t improve and the retrofit skills gap worsens, the UK will not achieve the target<\/a> number of energy efficient installations to meet its net zero goal until 2105, 55 years part the current target.<\/p>\n

Reed Environment has teamed up with the Oxford Energy Academy to deliver training<\/h3>\n

Training provider Oxford Energy Academy will initially offer training for two retrofit assessment courses in collaboration with Reed Environment.<\/p>\n

The Domestic Energy Assessor and Retrofit Assessor will form the foundation for undertaking a retrofit project.<\/p>\n

At full capacity, Reed Environment aims to add over a thousand new retrofitters<\/a> to the market, connecting the trainees with job opportunities with Local Authorities, Housing Associations, and private landlords.<\/p>\n

Answering the retrofit skills gap with sustainable, gainful employment<\/h3>\n

James Reed CBE, chairman of Reed in Partnership, said: \u201cThe UK is in a race to reach net zero by 2050. Meeting this target quickly is not only key to protecting the environment, but it is also a huge economic opportunity to create highly skilled jobs. A lack of skilled workers means we are currently falling behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cNowhere is the UK\u2019s green skills gap more apparent than in the retrofitting of our ageing housing stock. Currently, there is a serious shortage of retrofit training and recruitment pathways, meaning we are unable to embark on the retrofitting revolution<\/a> that needs to happen. We need urgent action if we are to meet our net-zero targets and that\u2019s why we\u2019re launching Reed Environment to help address this problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

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