New analysis commissioned by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), the main commerce physique for the UK’s built-in offshore vitality trade, has revealed that younger individuals are actively looking for careers which have a optimistic influence on society, with greater than half of these surveyed saying they’d take into account a profession within the UK’s vitality sector.
The survey of 1,000 secondary faculty pupils (aged 11-18) and 1,000 college college students regarded to find what younger individuals right now need out of their future profession. It discovered that younger individuals are desperate to make a optimistic contribution to the world, with 29% looking for a job that has a optimistic influence on society, 23% on future generations and 21% on the atmosphere.
Two thirds (67%) of the younger individuals surveyed stated that making a optimistic influence on the world and society was necessary to them of their future careers.
When requested about industries they’d take into account working in, greater than half (54%) of these surveyed stated they’d take into account a profession in vitality – and when how they view the sector, the most well-liked opinion (31%) was that the trade is best than it was by way of addressing local weather points. Over a fifth (22%) additionally acknowledged that we nonetheless want oil and fuel, however believed the trade had a task to play in growing new decrease carbon applied sciences.
Dr Alix Thom, workforce engagement and expertise supervisor at Offshore Energies UK, stated:
“These outcomes mirror what we’re seeing throughout the trade as individuals’s priorities proceed to shift post-pandemic. It’s improbable to see that so many younger individuals we surveyed would take into account a profession in vitality, and that they recognise the function trade will play within the growth of recent decrease carbon applied sciences.
“The trade is at a vital level because it seems to be to draw and retain the expertise required to attain the UK’s bold local weather objectives, whereas persevering with to harness expertise which can ship the sources wanted to make sure we are able to meet our vitality wants. Attracting new expertise to the sector is significant to making sure the trade can meet its full potential, so we’re thrilled that so many younger individuals see vitality as a viable profession alternative. It’s our hope that as corporations develop and develop new applied sciences, increasingly more younger individuals will likely be drawn to the sector to make sure it thrives, which can assist the UK financial system because it continues to steer the drive to internet zero whereas producing dwelling grown vitality with fewer emissions.”
The analysis additionally confirmed that when contemplating subsequent steps, the occasions of the previous few years have been a key think about influencing the profession pursuits and aspirations of younger individuals. Over 1 / 4 (28%) say the cost-of-living disaster has brought about them to rethink their future profession. A complete of 15% say the pandemic has brought about them to alter course, and 13% say the local weather disaster has had an influence on what they wish to do with their skilled lives.
Alix added:
“There are such a lot of components individuals take into account when selecting their profession path, and with younger individuals throughout the UK only in the near past receiving their examination outcomes, a lot of them are making massive choices on topic choices and additional and better schooling programs. What this analysis has proven is that the UK’s vitality sector continues to be a gorgeous possibility for many who want to have a significant and rewarding profession.
“That is important if we’re to mission safety of vitality provide long run and proceed to place the UK as a pacesetter within the vitality transition and pioneer of recent applied sciences. As a society we’d like each oil and fuel, and funding in renewables, as we rigorously handle the transition to internet zero and guarantee we don’t compromise our nation’s vitality safety.”
