Government urged to commit to green skills drive

Jessica Shankleman
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Build up Skills initiative warns skills gap for blue-collar workers could undermine efforts to meet energy efficiency targets

The government has been urged to refresh its green training strategy, after a new report found that a looming gap for blue-collar workers such as glaziers and plumbers could prevent the UK meeting its...

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