Energy and Environmental Technologies

The Energy and Environmental Technologies sector of the HLSP is supporting the development of eight courses based at North West institutions. The project aims to achieve a step change in employer engagement with higher level skills in the Energy and Environmental Technologies sector. Projects involve a number of different partnership models and are developing a range of courses from Foundation Degrees to flexible CPD modules. Courses cover a variety of topics including modules on nuclear safety case, energy and fuels from waste and smart grids and smart metering.

Useful Documents/ Organisations

Please see below for links to useful documents and organisations relating to the Energy and Environmental Technologies sector. For more information please visit their website:

• Envirolink North West – Envirolink North West is the Energy and Environmental Technologies sector development and support organisation.
• Cogent - Cogent is the Sector Skills Council covering chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymers.
• EU Skills - Energy and Utility Skills is the Sector Skills Council for the gas, power, waste management and water industries.
• Lantra - Lantra is the industry body supporting skills, education and training for the UK's environmental and land-based industries.
• SummitSkills - SummitSkills is the Sector Skills Council for the building services engineering sector.
• Asset Skills - Asset Skills is the Sector Skills Council for facilities management, housing, property, planning, cleaning and parking.




			Higher Level Skills Partnership: Energy and Environmental Technologies (2010) NWUA has produced this booklet to publicise the Energy and Environmental Technologies projects funded as part of the Higher Level Skills Partnership (HLSP). Eight courses based at North West institutions are being developed with employer and industry input.
			Environmental Technology Capacities in the Universities of England's North West (2009) At the request of NWDA, the HE sector is collecting information on its strengths in relation to two key sectors for the future of the region: Environmental Technologies and Digital and Creative Industries. The first of these reports, prepared by Lancaster University, has been completed and can be downloaded here.
			Environmental Capabilities in England’s North West (2006) This brochure has been produced to highlight the extensive expertise of North West based universities of relevance to the rapidly expanding environmental goods and services (EGS) sector.