'Boot camp' training to boost energy industry workforce

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A Norfolk college is providing 16-week 'engineering boot camps' for the coast's renewables sector.

Ambitious offshore wind farms have been granted development consent by the government and will attract skilled workersA college has begun "engineering boot camps" to ensure a supply of skilled workers for major energy projects.

Ms Bunn, the college lead on science, technology, engineering and maths, said it was a "great opportunity... shaped by employers". "It's about reducing barriers, having a starting point for everybody and making sure there's positive progression."Karl Pull, of ArmUltra in Great Yarmouth, said apprentices would be important in filling the skills gaptrade conference in London, to network and showcase the region to prospective employers.

 

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