Manufacturing Jobs In The UK Offshore Industry

Estimates are changing as how many manufacturing engineering jobs the offshore wind industry could bring from now till 2020. According to the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) it could be 45,000, while the Carbon Trust says it could be around 70,000 jobs. And all of these jobs would not come directly from manufacturing wind turbine as the supply chain in the wind energy sector is changed, covering everything from design to logistics.

A turbine manufacturer is attracting to British shores would be a major takeover for the UK in its dreams of being leader in the offshore wind sector in the world. According to Government estimates, with the correct investment, it could be producing 220,000 engineer jobs UK by 2050.

Due to the worst recession since the World War II, manufacturing industry is back in fashion and are capable to develop the giant wind turbines demanded by the offshore wind sector at factories on UK shores is certainly seen as a political vote winner. It is boosting up engineering recruitment in UK as last week the Liberal Democrats appeared with a policy to grow the UK’s old shipyards into manufacturing hubs for wind turbines.

How To Fill Gap For Civil Engineering Jobs?

According to The Energy Institute, in order to secure the future of energy resources it is required to boost the skills base for civil engineer jobs UK to be effective. The OFGEM reported last week on energy security, recommending that market reforms and up to £200bn in investment was required to preserve the UK's energy supplies, keep energy affordable to the public and reach climate change targets.

In reaction to this report, The Energy Institute (EI) has warned that these goals will only be achievable if there are plenty of qualified and trained people for the necessary civil engineering recruitment. The chairman of Shell UK and president of the EI, James Smith stated:

"A major rebuild of Britain's energy system will need large numbers of people with science and engineering skills to get the job done. This spells opportunity for rewarding careers and job satisfaction."

"It also means we have to close the skills gap fast. The skills needed are diverse, so apprenticeships for craft skills matter every bit as much as degrees in design engineering. "

The EI has earlier raised concerns over the future of the UK's science and skilled base engineering jobs following research conducted in 2006. The research showed that there was a steadily decreasing pool of starters to the energy market, coming with a decrease in the numbers of Science, Engineering and Technology graduates preferring to enter a corresponding career.