Scotland awards £6.5m to develop energy sector skills

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Funding will support wind turbine technician training and encourage more engineers to transition into the sector

The Scottish Government has doubled the amount of funding it had promised to support a new energy skills centre to £6.5m. The funding, announced late last week, will support a range of initiatives,...

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