First Clean Energy Jobs Fair held at Port of Tyne

Energy Secretary and Minister for Industry attended first Clean Energy Jobs Fair at the Port of Tyne in North East England

Up to 15,000 extra clean energy jobs expected in the region in the next five years

Follows the government’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan to recruit and upskill workers needed for clean energy mission

Over a hundred schoolchildren and students have attended the government’s first ever Clean Energy Jobs Fair today (Thursday 11 December), co-hosted by the North East Mayor, Port of Tyne, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Following the government’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan , the first ever national plan to train and recruit workers needed for the clean energy mission, the jobs fair brought together local businesses, universities and colleges to show students t