Fair Work Charter and new skills investment fund will maximise opportunities to create high-quality well-paid jobs in UK wind industry

4 February 2026 - RenewableUK press release

Commenting on the Government’s announcement of reforms to the Clean Industry Bonus which will create a pooled skills fund supported by the UK wind industry, and the introduction of a Fair Work Charter, RenewableUK's Director of Renewable Delivery Scott Young said:

"The offshore wind industry is working closely with the Government and trade unions to ensure that we maximise the number of high-quality, well-paid jobs we create through the introduction of the Fair Work Charter and a proposed new skills investment fund.

"There are currently 40,000 people working in the sector, and we need to build on this by recruiting and retaining tens of thousands of skilled workers in the years ahead to design, construct and operate the UK's vast pipeline of offshore wind farms. To do this, we’re investing in training, building on the industry’s record of high-quality employment practices and cementing our world-leading approach to health and safety. We’ll need a wide range of people with the right skills, from development and operations to roles in our rapidly-expanding supply chain manufacturing high-value components in factories all over the UK".

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