The Retrofit Academy has launched a new Careers Hub to give retrofit clients and contractors access to skilled workers
The UK government recently allocated £1.8bn for the retrofitting of homes, requiring a sizable, skilled workforce.
The Retrofit Academy Careers Hub provides tools for people looking to start their career in retrofit, by connecting them with employers and jobs and giving them networking, knowledge resources and training opportunities.
There will also be a programme of regular virtual events and online forums available.
Via the hub, companies can set up a virtual stand to share information about their business, interact with prospects and advertise retrofit employment opportunities.
CEO, David Pierpoint, said: “Retrofitting 27 million homes in less than 30 years is going to require hundreds of thousands of new, skilled people.
“The Retrofit Careers Hub will provide those people with a front door to the industry, providing information, advice and guidance.
“We are now able to offer our partner companies a platform to access the best fresh talent entering the sector.
“With more than 400,000 competent retrofitters needed to achieve our 2050 carbon-saving targets, The Retrofit Academy is driving the development of the workforce by delivering 200,000 of them.
“Having already enrolled 5,000 people to our courses, this new Hub is a key enabler for everyone involved in the whole house retrofitting challenge to develop and access a qualified workforce to achieve this goal.”
