Question reference: S6W-05668
- Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 19 January 2022
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 1 February 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how nuclear decommissioning skills can be transferred to the renewables sector.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises that the decommissioning of nuclear sites requires the retention of a highly skilled workforce over many years. We also recognise that the skills of the workforce decommissioning Scottish nuclear sites could ultimately be utilised by the renewables sector as part of our transition to net zero.
In December 2020 the Scottish Government and Skills Development Scotland published the Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan (CESAP) setting out the actions required to ensure Scotland’s labour market is able to effectively support the transition to net zero. For example, as a priority action identified in the CESAP, the Green Jobs Workforce Academy administered by Skills Development Scotland, launched on the 23 August 2021 to help workers identify and access relevant green jobs and training.