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Green homes: Macquarie launches retrofit training programme for unemployed young people

Michael Holder

01 September 2021 • 4 min read

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Financial giant teams up with Generation UK and the Retrofit Academy to pilot training programme for 100 young people in UK

Macquarie is spearheading an energy efficiency training programme for around 100 unemployed young people aimed at equipping them with green retrofitting skills that will help future-proof the UK's homes...

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