Green Skills Showcase 2024 shares opportunities for a sustainable future

Green Skills Showcase 2024 at CONEL provides information and opportunities for students, local community members and small businesses.

On 26 June The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London’s (CONEL) Tottenham Centre played host to the Green Skills Showcase 2024.

The event was organised as part of the Haringey Eco Urban Festival and London Climate Action Week to showcase a range of organisations and the career opportunities they offer. The organisations present at the event included:

• Capital City College Group (CCCG)
• Haringey Council
• Haringey Works – an organisation helping local residents into sustainable employment through career advice, training, access to employability services and in-post support
• Retrofit Works – a non-profit cooperative that offers services aimed at lowering energy bills, creating healthy homes, reaching Net Zero and improving the environment for contractors, homeowners and everyone across the UK
• The Nova Team – a construction, landscaping and school maintenance company offering retrofit services
• 4U2 – a community enterprise and Newsmag providing practical and informative content for the local community

The event also enabled a number of construction and construction training companies such as Mulalley, 3t training services, K&T Heating Services, Ecofurb and Sureserve to share information about their courses, job openings and apprenticeship opportunities. 

During the morning, the event welcomed both CCCG students and members of the public looking to gain insight into the Green Sector. They were able to learn about the courses on offer through CONEL’s Green Skills Academy, access free resources, and attend mini-sessions and keynote talks to boost their green knowledge. Attendees also had the opportunity to gain practical insights into ways to improve energy efficiency within their homes with guidance from industry experts.

The afternoon session was open to small businesses from all sectors and industries. During this part of the event, small business professionals were able to learn about specialised training while getting advice and support on developing green and sustainable practices. Builders, contractors, surveyors and installers were also able to attend expert talks about opportunities in the retrofit market.

Gain employment in green projects by applying for Green Skills Academy courses.

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