About Energy & Utility Skills
By working together with employers, government and stakeholders, we can ensure the UK has the skilled people it needs to keep Britain running safely today and to build the Britain of tomorrow.
Energy & Utility Skills
The Energy & Utility Skills Group is the UK’s leading partnership for ensuring the energy, water and waste industries have the safe, skilled, and sustainable workforce they need for success. We represent 70 members, who collectively employ more than 200,000 people, support hundreds of thousands more in their supply chains, and generate more than £120 billion annually for the UK economy.
Our Reach
On behalf of our members and industry, we work across the UK’s governments. In England, we are proactively engaged with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Education and Skills England, the Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation Service, and building relationships with the Ministry of Defence’s commercial Career Transition Partner.
In Scotland we are engaged with Skills Development Scotland with whom we have a long term and mutually beneficial partnership. In Northern Ireland we work with the Department for Economy to support the delivery of the Green Skills Action Plan, which Energy & Utility Skills Group data, insight and expertise was instrumental in forming. Our relationship with Skills Wales is forming and we are ambitious for our future work with the Welsh Government.
Beyond the UK’s governments, we work with a wide range of industry partners. The trust and confidence they place in us is evident in the many endorsements featured in our 2025-2030 Skills Strategy. Our partnership approach is continuously evolving, underpinned by our group values of credibility, together and making a positive difference. We lead and set the pace, while also being a good teammate to support the work of others.
Our Group Capabilities
We offer a unique combination of membership and commercial capabilities across the energy, water and waste industries.
Our membership capabilities include convening and collaborating, research, data and insight, standard setting, occupational profiling, membership services, careers and jobs, and policy and communications.
Our members come together in partnership through our extensive network group structure for which delivery and impact is challenged and supported by our Delivery Board. The Energy & Utility Skills Partnership CEO Council informs and approves our membership strategy and works together to ensure skills are strategically prioritised across industry.
Our commercial capabilities operate under multiple brands. Our Energy & Environment Awards brand is the awarding organisation for the energy and utilities sector with a portfolio that includes both qualifications and apprenticeships. Our EUSR brand provides the register of training and skills for the utilities sector by developing and assuring training programmes and assessments. Our commercial capabilities also include consultancy services in workforce planning and skills solutions, for which we have public and private sector customers.
Research:
Delivering industry-specific data and insights to support workforce planning and resilience. This includes occupational mapping, workforce analysis, consultancy and metrics that inform strategic decisions.
Membership, Convening and Collaboration:
Bringing together leading companies to tackle shared workforce challenges, influence policy, and shape the future of the sector.
Industry Leadership
Working with governments, regulators, and stakeholders to shape a supportive environment for growth and innovation.
Skills Development:
Designing and delivering tailored solutions, including standard setting, end-point assessment, recruitment initiatives, occupational profiling, whilst we also offer bespoke learning programmes and regulated qualifications through our awarding organisation.
A Four-Nation Approach
Working proactively with devolved administrations and UK Government to align skills policy and ensure consistent delivery across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Why This Matters
Our research shows that more than 300,000 workers need to be recruited in the next five years if the energy, water and waste industries are to achieve their objectives and those of the UK Government. This is driving a major infrastructure and construction plan, as well as attempting to decarbonise UK energy production by 2030.
However, the UK currently faces a crisis of inactivity, with as many as nine million people economically inactive, including nearly 15% of young people aged 16–24 not in education, employment or training (NEETs). Removing barriers to entry and encouraging people back into work is essential to closing the skills gap and improving lives.
70 members
We have a broad and well represented mix of Energy Providers, Electricity, gas, and renewable energy companies, Utility Companies, Contractors & Supply Chain, maintenance firms supporting the sector, Training Providers, Colleges, Regulators & Standards Bodies.
200,000+ directly employed
Our members collectively employ over 200,000 people across the UK, powering essential services that keep homes warm, lights on, and water flowing. By supporting these organisations, we help maintain a safe and competent workforce that underpins critical national infrastructure.
£120bn+ member annual turnover
Our members generate more than £120 billion in annual turnover, making the energy and utilities sector a cornerstone of the UK economy. Through our services, we help drive economic growth, energy security, and the transition to a low-carbon future.
Our Group Structure
Our brands operate within a group and subsidiary structure and include the registered companies; Energy and Utility Skills Limited (03812163), and Energy and Environment Awards Limited (16103891).
Our Strategy
Our combined impact is forecast to create over 200,000 new jobs and open opportunities for more than 312,000 people across communities nationwide.
Governance
The Energy & Utility Skills Board comprises a wealth of talent.
Our Capabilities and Capacity
Extensive capabilities, networks and relationships within the sector and UK Government, coupled with practical delivery mechanisms.
Working For Us
Working with us, you’ll play a key role in shaping the skills needed to deliver the UK’s environmental sustainability ambitions.
Contact Us
If you would like to talk to us about how we can help explore current and upcoming challenges, and work to find solutions, please contact us using any of the methods below:
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