Green energy — that’s been around for a while now, it’s old hat and yesterday’s news isn’t it? Um, well no, actually — a very resounding no, and it’s why Train4TradeSkills is launching ‘state of the art’ renewable energy courses. If you wanted to find a potentially ‘recession proof’ skill, this would have to be it. Let’s look at some facts: By the end of this decade, 15% of all energy consumed in the UK will have to come from renewable energy sources. That represents the biggest single shake-up to the construction and energy sectors this country has ever witnessed — and probably the biggest single opportunity too. Here’s why: An estimated 1million training places* will be required to meet this demand — currently there are fewer than 30000 people working in ‘Green Industries’. This is roughly 1/10th of the number in Germany, for example. And bear in mind there are nearly 30m households in the UK which represents huge potential. For more details train4tradeskills.wordpress.com