Chamber and committees

The Scottish Government provides a variety of funding streams and advice to support new businesses wishing to enter the micro-renewables and energy efficiency markets. Scottish Enterprise and Business Gateway can provide details of available funding via existing funding streams. A comprehensive list of sources can be found at the following website: https://www.mygov.scot/funding-advice-search/find-government-funding/

The Scottish Government have commissioned work to map energy skills gaps with an aim to ensuring standards of installation are appropriate as the Energy Efficient Scotland Programme is rolled out across Scotland. This work will also clearly set out qualification requirements for potentially new renewable technology installers and businesses and will result in the creation of a skills map, helping to ensure that Scotland’s colleges are central to renewable energy training going forward. It is intended that this project will help achieve smarter integration and alignment of existing training and qualifications, drive sustainable inclusive growth and deliver good quality jobs and allow existing and new companies to reap the economic benefits of the Energy Efficient Scotland Programme as we head towards a carbon neutral environment.