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Martin Hofschroer
An increasing number of people should enrol on green energy courses and take advantage of employment opportunities in the renewables sector, according to a former mechanic. Scott Sutherland from Scotland told the Daily Mirror that he was happy to leave his previous job as a car mechanic to work in the green energy industry. An increased wage and the ability to travel the world persuaded Scott to move job to become an engineer and help build a wind farm in Inverness. Scott was then able to use his experience to establish a wind farm in Romania before starting his current job with EDF Energy Renewables. He told the Daily Mirror that people who have completed electrical courses will find it easier to get work in the green energy sector because their skills are transferable between the industries. "It is such a young industry the chance to develop my skills and get promoted has been fantastic. My mechanical background helped, although for those with an electrical engineering background prospects are even better," he told the newspaper. Scott is encouraging more people to take green energy courses because of the large number of job opportunities available in the renewable power industry. Another reason to join the green energy sector is that helping the environment brings great job fulfilment, according to Scott. "Although it's growing rapidly there are still massive opportunities for those with the necessary skills. There's also real satisfaction in working in the sustainable and renewable energy industry," he told the Daily Mirror. Jeff Anderson, from recruitment firm Taylor Hopkinson, told the newspaper that people with transferable skills who take green energy courses can take advantage of thousands of new jobs in the sector. He told the Daily Mirror: "Anyone with hands-on experience repairing mechanical machinery is very well suited to turning their skills to the wind industry. We have witnessed a number of energy companies suffering a skills shortage." Mr Anderson went on to say that there were a lot of jobs available in the renewable power sector. This is due to an ageing workforce combined with a lack of capable new talent, according to the recruiter. A report from RenewableUK predicted that up to 60,000 jobs will be created in the wind industry by 2020 due to an increased demand for wind farms. The Daily Mirror has advised people to take green energy courses if they already have skills which are transferable to the renewable power job market.
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