Government floats proposals for offshore wind developers to fund green skills training

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Proposals put forward for companies to beef up support for training programmes, as government moves to tackle concerns over skills shortages

Offshore wind developers could be required to fund training programmes for new workers and those looking to switch from the oil and gas industry to the clean energy sector, under new proposals floated...

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