Maritime UK is launching a new green skills project to help ensure the maritime sector is able to access the skills needed to help decarbonise the industry. 

The project kick starts with the appointment of Kit Williams to coordinate delivery of recommendations from the Maritime Skills Commission's (MSC) Skills for Green Jobs Position Paper. The project is being delivered through a partnership between MSC and Cornwall Marine Network.

In June 2022, the Department for Transport provided a grant to part-fund this new role, which will coordinate the delivery of the recommendations outlined in the MSC’s Skills for Green Jobs Position Paper and ensure maritime has the skills it needs to transition to net-zero. In the position paper the MSC, committed to ensuring that green skills are embedded into all activities, rather than separating it from the rest of the work.

Research has estimated that the UK maritime sector will create over 1.7 million new green and full-time equivalent roles by 2030. It is also indicated that 900,000 to 1.3 million of these positions will be related to energy efficiency and low-carbon heating. The remainder of these roles will be established by developing pre-existing jobs into greener ones. 

More information on how businesses can engage will be available soon. Click here to read the Skills for Green Jobs Position paper.