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'Green' ICT Renewable Energies Environmental Consultancy Services Waste Management Recovery & Recycling Efficient Energy Use & Management Water and Waste Water Treatment Innovative, High-Value Products & Services

• 60% of cos. had a skills gap - arising from drive for new products & services - can be met by up-skilling. Examples are: Across Companies : Managers – Export Marketing & Sales, finance, project management, foreign languages, environmental management systems, international environmental standards & regulations Renewable Energies: Power Engineers – for the dev. of electricity grid into a ‘smart distribution network’- core engineering skills with a bias towards electrical engineering combined with ICT/business skills Efficient Energy Use & Management: Skilled Workers require system knowledge of full range of energy efficient heating & lighting systems & advising customers on the optimum economic payback

(2) Enhance Management Development - Export Marketing & Sales, Finance, Languages, Awareness of Cultural Differences, Knowledge of Environmental Regulations/Standards (3) Engineers & Scientists - Focus on the development of Core Business, Engineering and ICT Skills – offer ‘add on’ specialism modules – wind, wave, solar, geothermal, biomass energy. Meet demand for ‘power engineers (4) Develop Technician’s Skills Capability- electro-mechanical/enhanced ICT skills –high demand re installation & servicing of wind turbines; small scale renewable technologies, electric cars charging points, biomass installations (5) Develop Sales & Marketing Staff Skills - re green procurement / foreign languages-meet demand for technical staff to sell internationally