Solar Skills

Our ‘Solar Jobs’ guide presents a comprehensive list of roles in the industry and the skills required to fill them. The publication is an invaluable tool to those interested in joining the solar industry and the fight against climate change. The guide is the culmination of a year of work by over 30 professionals active from across the solar value chain, many of whom are in hiring manager positions.

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The Renewable Energy Skills Partnership, comprised of renewable energy associations and clean technology installers, was launched in March 2023, to identify the skills measures needed to deliver our climate and energy security goals. 

This skills partnership is a concrete implementation of the Pact for Skills, the flagship initiative under the European Skills Agenda. Soon, the partnership will launch a set of training programmes for renewables across the EU.

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In June 2023, the Electrification Alliance released a new report highlighting job creation opportunities associated with a switch to clean and renewable electrification.

Since 2017, the European Association for Electromobility (AVERE), the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA), Eurelectric, the European Electrical Contractors Association (EuropeOn), the International Copper Association Europe (ICA Europe), the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), Smart Energy Europe (smartEn), SolarPower Europe, Transport & Environment (T&E), and WindEurope, joined forces to launch the Electrification Alliance, calling for electricity to be recognised as the key energy carrier for an efficient and decarbonised European future.

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