Investing in people and industry
For the clean energy transition to take place, Australia needs workers, and there are skills and labour shortages that need to be addressed. Here's how we're contributing to one of the largest recruitment drives Australia has ever seen.
Around 30,000 people work in Australia's clean energy industry
To achieve our 2030 decarbonisation targets, we'll need an extra 50,000 jobs.
With huge growth in the industry, recruiting electricians, engineers and other skilled workers is critical.
Our Careers for Net Zero campaign and our Careers Guide are building the future workforce through engaging the next generation of clean energy workers and supporting workers to transition from other sectors. Our Careers Hub is helping fill existing job vacancies. And we're working with unions and governments on portable entitlements for workers.
Careers guide
Jobs in the industry
A more diverse workforce delivers broader skill sets, better performance and greater job satisfaction, and is essential to filling the 40,000 roles required to be filled by 2030.
Since 2015, our Women in Renewables program has championed women working in the renewable energy industry and supported women-led leadership in the sector.
We're also working with organisations engaged with First Nations Peoples and implementing initiatives that support the industry to increase inclusion in the workforce for other underrepresented groups. Our Powering Up program, delivered in partnership with the First Nations' Clean Energy Network, will help First Nations' people participate in and benefit from Australia's transition to clean energy and support the industry in engaging with First Nations’ people.
First Nations central to clean energy transition
Empowering Everyone
Diversity in renewables
Powering Up
Standards and regulations are developing rapidly, especially in home energy products and services.
Our LearnLAB education platform provides training, support and resources to help tradespeople working in the clean energy sector to understand requirements, as well as and helping new and potential workers to upskill.
We're partnering with members, governments, universities and stakeholders to design the training programs and requirements needed as the industry and technologies evolve. Our clean energy required trading program, launching in April/May 2025, will support the growth of a safe, competent and qualified clean energy trade workforce in Victoria and Queensland.
Clean energy required training
Education
Forecasting the jobs and skills needed in future is critical to workforce planning.
We're working with numerous stakeholders including government, Jobs and Skills Australia and Powering Skills Organisation to help better understand the workforce needs of the evolving industry.
Skilling The Energy Transition Report Provides Solutions To Australia's Skills And Labour Challenges
Clean energy at work Report 2020
The Skills and Training Directorate is focussed on ensuring the clean energy industry attracts, trains and retains the workforce of the future.
Members can log in to read more about the following committees:
Join the Skills and Training Directorate
The majority of our policy work is developed with our members in Directorates, with smaller working groups and committees tackling specific challenges.
policy and advocacy
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Become a Clean Energy Council member
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Workforce in the news
Statement on the Federal Government's expanded New Energy Apprenticeships program
Victorian Energy Jobs Plan submission
Clean energy roundtable turbocharges future workforce cooperation between universities and industry
Skilling the Energy Transition
