Energy & Utility Skills

Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills) is the sector skills body responsible for setting workforce, training and qualification standards across the UK energy and utilities sectors — covering power, gas, water and waste management.

What EU Skills does

EU Skills develops and maintains National Occupational Standards (NOS), industry-recognised competence frameworks, and apprenticeship standards for the energy and utilities workforce. They also operate Energy & Utility Skills Register (EUSR), the workforce safety and compliance scheme used widely across the sector.

Who works with EU Skills

  • Energy and utility employers managing workforce capability
  • Training providers delivering EU-Skills-aligned qualifications
  • Awarding bodies developing qualifications for the sector
  • Government bodies and policy-makers shaping skills strategy

ProTech's consultancy work with EU Skills

ProTech provides consultancy services to EU Skills on training programme development, qualification design, and competency framework alignment. Our work spans helping the sector translate emerging technical demands (net-zero, low-carbon heating, smart grids) into workforce-ready qualifications and learning resources.

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