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Green Skills & Education

Green Careers & Schools

Building clearer routes into green careers across the North East. Teacher resources, career pathways and proposed commissioned workshops.

Warm homes, retrofit, renewables and energy efficiency will need people.

That means young people, school leavers, apprentices, college students, adult learners, career changers and people returning to work need clearer information about the routes available.

North East Energy Futures CIC wants to help make those pathways easier to understand.

We are not a training provider.

We raise awareness, support conversations and help connect people, communities and partners with suitable training and education routes across the region.

For teachers & careers leads

Classroom resources

Draft planning sheets for a proposed 60-minute class session. Green Careers Sessions are a developed concept, not yet launched; these resources are not accredited training.

Teacher lesson overview

Learning aims, a suggested lesson sequence and preparation notes.

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School & college workshop overview

Proposed format, learning themes and what we would agree together.

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Explore · learn · qualify · work

North East green career pathways

Illustrative routes to discuss with recognised colleges, apprenticeship and training providers. Entry requirements and qualifications vary; NEEF provides awareness and signposting, not training or accreditation.

  1. Retrofit Assessor

    1. 1

      Explore buildings, energy use and attention to detail.

    2. 2

      Discuss a relevant built-environment route and recognised assessor training.

    3. 3

      Check qualification, accreditation and scheme requirements with recognised providers.

    4. 4

      Explore opportunities assessing homes as part of a retrofit team.

  2. Heat Pump Engineer

    1. 1

      Explore practical problem-solving and heating systems.

    2. 2

      Discuss a plumbing or heating college or apprenticeship route.

    3. 3

      Complete relevant technical learning and supervised experience with qualified providers.

    4. 4

      Explore low-carbon heating opportunities once competent and appropriately qualified.

  3. Solar Installer

    1. 1

      Explore renewable energy and practical teamwork.

    2. 2

      Discuss electrical, roofing or related apprenticeship routes for the intended role.

    3. 3

      Check role-specific solar training, safety and competence requirements.

    4. 4

      Explore solar installation team opportunities with the appropriate qualifications.

Who this is for

Schools

Colleges

Training providers

Apprenticeship providers

Employers

Young people

Parents and carers

Career changers

Community organisations

Local authorities and housing providers

Topics we want to explore

Apprenticeships

School leaver pathways

Adult retraining

Women into green skills

Men into green skills

Career changers

Returners to work

Long-term unemployed support

Retrofit skills

Renewables skills

Heat pump training

Solar PV training

Insulation skills

Net zero and decarbonisation

Warm Homes Local Grant readiness

Quality assurance awareness

Request a School/College Workshop

Discuss a proposed commissioned session for your learners. Share your age group, group size, preferred dates and access needs; please leave out pupils’ personal details. A request is not a confirmed booking — scope and availability are agreed together.