Green technology jobs rise

• Mar. 11 by Manish Patel (0)

The West Midlands could see a rise in jobs within the environmental technology sector, according to a survey.

West Midlands Regional Observatory found that over 70,000 people from the Midlands are already working in environmental technology.

Approximately 400 companies were surveyed and half of them are looking to recruit more staff.

Andy Phillips who is Head of Skills Research at the Observatory said it is only a matter of time before companies look to take on more people.

Opportunities

“There will be a significant number of job opportunities in the future and companies will expect a rapid growth in the number of staff.

We are still coming out of the Recession but within the forthcoming months, job opportunities will occur.”

Converteam, Veolia, and Valeswood were some of the companies that were interviewed in-depth. The Observatory also managed to conduct an online survey to find out basic information about various organisations.

Effects

Phillips also believes that a rise in jobs created will have a huge affect on the people of the West Midlands.

“Companies are still looking to employ people and recruitment will gather momentum within the next couple of months.

The jobs that are made available will strengthen links between businesses and universities to help development.

It will also raise awareness of careers in environmental technology companies.

There will be jobs that will require highly skilled people. However there will also be jobs for students that have left school.”