Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The two things we are interested in when it comes to business are decarbonisation targets and the cost savings involved. The witnesses might come back to us with figures in that regard at some stage. They probably do not have them with them today.

The submission indicates that Skillnet Ireland provided training supports to 24,747 businesses and 92,000 trainees in 2022. It also states that 500 businesses and 1,900 workers took part in climate and sustainability upskilling programmes offered by the Climate Ready Academy. Obviously, there is a lot of work to be done yet. Skillnet will not be out of work for a long time on the basis of those figures. It is stated that 70 people have, supported by Skillnet, become certified wind turbine technicians. How did Skillnet support them?

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