Get involved in free green careers events
A week of career-focused activities will take place from 7 to 11 November 2022, coinciding with the first week of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt. These free events will give thousands of students an insight into the broad range of green jobs on offer.
You can register up to 30 KS3 or KS4 students to attend one of the flagship regional careers events in partnership with the four London Careers Hubs using the link relevant to your borough below.
Spaces are available for state-funded secondary school and alternative provision students and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
You will be asked to book onto either a morning or afternoon session when registering.
Thursday 10 November 2022 – West London College, Hammersmith and Fulham
Thursday 10 November 2022 – London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Tuesday 8 November 2022 - The Royal Institution
Thursday 10 November 2022 – London South Bank University, Croydon
If your school is unable to attend one of the four regional careers events, we are inviting schools to host a drop-in careers event during the week of 07-11 November.
These sessions will be facilitated by leading companies within the green sector. Opportunities will be prioritised where students are unable to travel to one of the flagship events. Please contact [email protected] if you would be interested in hosting an in-school session.
About green careers
- Green jobs and skills are integral to help tackle inequality by providing higher-skilled, better-paid work that many families in London need to make ends meet, as well as driving inclusive growth and tackling underlying inequalities.
- London’s green jobs skills-gap is projected to be significant. To meet it, employers will need to attract half of all education leavers with potentially relevant skills, which represents a ten-times increase on current levels.
- A teenager now is likely to be starting a career in the next decade. Choosing a green career such as the production of renewable energy, making homes more energy efficient, working in green finance or electric transport will all help move away from our reliance on fossil fuels.
The Green Jobs Taskforce defines a green career as ‘activity that contributes to the achievement of the UK’s net zero emissions target and other environmental goals, such as nature restoration and mitigation against climate risks.’ This includes:
- Making homes and buildings more energy efficient
- Low carbon transport
- Renewable power systems
- Industrial decarbonisation, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage
- Green finance
- Climate change research and development
- Climate change strategy, policy and monitoring
- Climate adaptation, including flood defences
- Reducing localised pollution, including air pollution
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