Sustainable Local Energy Skills RoadmapLocal Energy Skills

For pupils in Years 7 to 11 and their families

Join the dots from your GCSEs to the clean energy jobs

Four quick questions. One personal roadmap from the GCSE topics you study now to the jobs that install, run and repair clean, local energy.

Note: This is a guide, not advice. Please check your choices with your school's careers adviser or an official careers service. Where to get advice

860,000
clean energy jobs expected in the UK by 2030, as the sector doubles in size. Clean Energy Jobs Plan

One home, many GCSE subjects

Tap a part of the home to see where it turns up in your lessons, and who installs it and keeps it running.

A home with solar panels, loft insulation, a home battery, a heat pump, a smart energy display and an electric car on charge, with a community wind turbine, an electricity pylon and an installer's van

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Which year are you in?
What do you enjoy?

Pick up to three.

Which GCSE subjects are you taking, or thinking about?

Everyone takes English, maths and science. Which science course?

Your options. Electronics and Engineering are not offered at every school.

How do you like to learn?

Your roadmap

Your local energy skills roadmap

How your subjects connect to jobs

Each line means the job uses at least one topic from that subject. Tap a subject or a job to trace its lines.

      Jobs that fit you

      More sustainable energy jobs to explore

        Your timeline

          GCSE topics to look out for

          From the Department for Education's subject content for each GCSE in England. Exam boards add detail, so your course may cover more.

          What to do next

            For parents and carers
            • Ask the school's careers leader which local employers work in sustainable energy, and whether they offer work experience.
            • Ask the school about careers guidance, and use the official careers website for England (formerly the National Careers Service) or the careers service where you live.
            • Talk through the jobs in this roadmap together. Many start with an apprenticeship, and a few usually need a degree.

            Good to know

            • In England you must stay in education or training until 18: at college or sixth form, in an apprenticeship, or working or volunteering 20 hours or more a week alongside part-time study. School leaving age
            • If you finish Year 11 without at least a grade 4 in English or maths, you keep studying it after 16. Maths and English rules
            • T Levels are two-year courses that include at least 45 days working with an employer. 16 to 19 study programmes
            • V Levels start in September 2027. Each is the size of one A level, so you can mix them with A levels. The first are in digital, education and early years, and finance and accounting. V Levels explained
            • Vocational GCSEs are planned in some subjects from as early as September 2029, and will replace today's technical awards. Department for Education announcement

            Official careers advice

            Talk your choices through with an adviser

            This roadmap is a guide, not advice. Start with your school or college careers adviser; these free official services can help too. The GCSE topics here come from England's subject content; Wales and Northern Ireland have their own GCSE courses, and Scotland has National qualifications.

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