Events

Events across the UK that can help you level up your skills and get hired into a job that matters.

Spotlight on Skills: Effective recruitment and retention for the future economy

Delivered as part of BusinessGreen’s Workforce 2030 campaign, this interactive webinar will delve into what it takes to build an appealing and effective recruitment strategy that supports businesses in transitioning to the future green economy.

We're bringing together green skills and recruitment experts to discuss how businesses are proactively tackling the transition to a low-carbon economy via their workforce. The session will also explore how to better integrate green skills across all roles and foster an understanding that every role can be a 'sustainability' role.

Key discussion points will include:

- How big is the skills challenge facing the green economy? (And what even is the ‘green economy’?!)
- What the next generation expects from their future employer
- Strategies for attracting a diverse talent pool.
- Methods for embedding environmental understanding across all roles.
- Building the business case for investing in green skills development.
- Essential components of effective staff recruitment and retention strategies.
- How to effectively collaborate with partners and the education sector to expand the green economy skills base.

Octopus Energy Equality Foundation
Workshops and Events

- Careers that count, all year round

The Octopus Energy Equality Foundation was created with one mission: to build a more equal and inclusive energy industry in the UK and beyond.

The energy and tech industries remain among the least diverse in the UK, with just 5% percent Black and ethnic minority representation. Environmentalism is even further behind as the second least diverse sector in the country, right after farming. This is not because of a lack of interest or skill. The challenge lies in access, opportunity, and support. The OEEF here to change that.

Here's what you can expect:

⚡ One or two day interactive career workshops hosted throughout the year that give an insight into the many careers available in green energy
🎬 Behind the scenes visits to wind farms, research labs, and technology innovation hubs
💡 Talks with experts from over forty different departments, including engineering, marketing, software development, and climate science
🙋🏾 Honest question and answer sessions with senior leadership, including Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson
🎪 Careers fairs and networking events featuring green employers and industry professionals
🎤 Guest events with high profile speakers such as White House advisor and climate activist Jerome Foster II

Whether you’re looking for your first step into a meaningful career, you’re curious about clean technology, or passionate about climate justice, you are in the right place.

Beyond the Events

In addition to events and education, the Octopus Energy Equality Foundation supports charities and organisations doing vital work across the UK and internationally.

Our Grant Committee provides funding to community led initiatives that champion equality and sustainability. Projects we have supported include training solar engineers in Ghana, funding virtual work experience programmes through BuddyEd, installing solar panels on hospitals and schools in some of the most rural areas of the Global South, and backing charitable marathons raising money for climate focused causes. And much more...

Get Involved

We are building a new green economy and making sure everyone has a place in it.

If you are a young person or career changer looking to explore green energy careers or want to be the first to hear about upcoming workshops, events, and opportunities, sign up below and we will get in touch with details.

Read the OEEF blog to find out more.

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