A new report by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) predicts a significant increase in jobs in the UK offshore wind sector by 2030 – with forecast jobs exceeding 100,000 for the first time.
With this dramatic surge of workers required over the next seven years to manage the expected offshore wind project pipeline, the industry needs to be able to attract and retain an average of 10,000 people per year, according to the report.
The report features recommendations for achieving this and calls for an industry workforce strategy to be established, identifying that a new approach to recruitment and retention is vital to support the huge upcoming pipeline of work.
