Housing and Sector Stakeholders Set to Advance Good Green Jobs
Good Green Jobs – Tenants, Housing, and Skills, the latest collaboration between the NHC and Communities that Work, takes place next week to advance the conversation on how housing providers and other key sectors can work together to scale up the green economy in local areas.
To achieve Net Zero by 2050, many parts of the economy will need to transition away from carbon intensive practices. At the same time, with the Levelling Up White Paper the Government has set its sight on boosting living standards and supporting job creation in new, potentially green, industries across the country. Many of these new roles will focus on decarbonisation itself and building in climate resilience across the natural and built environment.
In October 2021, the NHC and Communities that Work convened the event Green Jobs, Housing, and Skills to recognise the work required to realise these jobs and skills opportunities. The session took place as part of the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group’s for Housing in the North, and Housing and Social Mobility, and features a keynote address and comprehensive question and answer session with Lord Callanan, Minister for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility. Building confidence amongst employers of all sizes to invest in green jobs; developing training and reskilling pathways so that both the current and future workforce can benefit; and embedding secure employment at a local level so that communities are sustainable both environmentally and in economic terms were identified as priorities.
The social housing sector has a central role to play in acting on these priorities. Housing providers are very much one part of an ecosystem of Anchor Institutions in their areas; major employers and big spenders wedded to their local areas. As valued investors in people as well as neighbourhoods, housing providers can also collaborate with likeminded institutions to support tenants to access training, employment, and progress in work.
Building on October’s event, Good Green Jobs will bring together stakeholders to explore how together we can bring green jobs to our areas and tenant bases. The packed agenda features a keynote address from Friends of the Earth, and two stakeholder panels bringing together housing, education, industry, and regional government.
Good Green Jobs – Tenants, Housing, and Skills takes place Thursday 7th April 2022, 13.00 – 14.30, online via Zoom. To view the confirmed agenda and register your attendance, please visit:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UlbHvcXySwSN9WttXKoD_Q
Green Jobs, Housing, and Skills took place 26th October 2021. A recording of the event and a post-event meeting pack can be accessed here:
https://www.northern-consortium.org.uk/services/policy/parliament/appg-for-housing-in-the-north/
