Businesses back opening of Manchester Green Skills Academy

James Murray
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Businesses back opening of Manchester Green Skills Academy

New training hub to provide courses on electric vehicle charging points, heat pumps, solar panels, smart home systems, wind turbines and other clean technologies

A new Green Skills Academy has today officially launched in Greater Manchester, promising to train up to 100 people a day in a wide range of clean tech installation skills. The new site at Trafford...

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