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Renewable energy talent

Skills and talent for the green transformation

We’re committed to cultivating and expanding a skilled workforce that can drive the global green energy transition. For employees to thrive and grow, they need to understand their role within the organisation and be aware of new opportunities.

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Why do we need to strengthen the global green workforce?

 

Demand for renewable energy solutions continues to grow. This is great news for the global green transformation. But if we’re to achieve our collective goals, we need more renewable energy talents who can help us turn these ambitions into reality. At Ørsted, that means building an organisation designed to help foster and nurture talent on a local and global level.

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Already now, the demand for appropriately skilled talent exceeds talent supply. The scarcity of people with the requisite expertise for the green energy build-out on all levels – from developing and manufacturing to installing and operating energy systems – will only increase.

 
We also need to look beyond our internal employee development efforts and play our part in growing the global pool of professionals for the renewable energy sector as a whole. 

What are we doing?

 
We aim to strike a balance between short-term needs and long-term goals. That means improving internal employee development while expanding efforts to build a global external talent pool for the renewable energy industry. 

We believe that we learn most effectively from experience and through interactions with other people. At Ørsted, we live by the 70:20:10 learning model, where approximately 70 % of our learning and development comes from experience, 20 % comes from working with others, and 10 % comes from training. That’s why most learning opportunities arise in our daily work and why we encourage our employees to learn every day.

We expand the renewable energy workforce through global and local initiatives that raise awareness about green energy opportunities, provide skill-building opportunities, and nurture future green leaders.

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  • We launched a workforce development programme in the US, which has provided 335 union workers in New York, Rhode Island, and Connecticut with the necessary credentials for offshore work. Delivered in partnership with the National Offshore Wind Training Center (NOWTC), the programme includes safety training and certifications critical for working offshore.
  • We contributed a USD 10 million founding grant to NOWTC and continue to work with North America’s Building Trades Unions to ensure local workers have the skills needed for careers in the growing offshore wind industry.

For more information, please see our annual report 2024, sections ‘S1: Own workforce’, ‘S2: Workers in the value chain’, and ‘S2: Affected communities’.

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Partnerships

We’re always looking for ways to develop our own workforce and to work together with others to close the talent and skills gap faced by the renewable energy sector. For that, we promote talent through a variety of partnerships and university collaborations, scholarships, and apprenticeship schemes. We engage in cross-sector collaboration and initiatives to drive industry developments that support our strategic ambitions. Our key partners include:

  • Global Wind Organisation (GWO)
  • National Offshore Wind Training Center (NOWTC)
  • North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU)
  • WindEurope.
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Governance 

Accountability lies with our Chief Human Resources Officer. 

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Safe and better ways of working 

We take a holistic and preventive approach to employee well-being where mental, physical, and social health are prioritised equally.

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