Scots not qualified to fill new green jobs, says expert
A leading expert in recruitment for the renewable energy sector has criticised Scottish Government projections on employment numbers and warned that “worsening domestic skills shortages” mean that most key jobs will be taken by overseas workers.
Tom Hopkinson, managing director of Taylor Hopkinson, was responding to the document Towards A Low Carbon Economy, released by the Scottish Government last week. The report states that 500 jobs will be created a month until 2020 by the green energy sector.
