Royal Mail supports UK’s low-carbon transition with £1m apprenticeship fund

Royal Mail opens £1m green skills fund to plug the low-carbon labour gap

Royal Mail has put £1 million of its apprenticeship levy on the table to help businesses build the green skills the UK needs to profit from, and not merely cope with, the shift to a low-carbon economy. Plumbers, electricians and other tradespeople are among those first in line to benefit. The money can be spent on a broad sweep of government-approved green apprenticeships, from low-carbon heating and electric vehicle infrastructure to energy-eff…

Royal Mail supports UK’s low-carbon transition with £1m apprenticeship fund

Tradespople including plumbers and electricians are set to learn the green skills needed to support the growth of the UK’s low‑carbon economy thanks to a new £1m (US$1.3m) apprenticeship levy fund from Royal Mail. Businesses can use the funding to finance a range of UK government-approved green skills apprenticeships, helping build capabilities in areas including low-carbon heating, electrical vehicle infrastructure, energy efficient constructio…