According to e4s.co.uk, nine new offshore wind farms will create up to 70,000 permanent and temporary jobs in the UK. The government has announced an investment of £100bn to build 6,400 wind turbines, at sites in the Irish Sea, the Bristol Channel, the Moray Firth, the Firth of Forth, off the coast of Norfolk and west of the Isle of Wight, in the next 10 years, helping to hit CO2 targets for 2020. At the design stage of the development, professionals in environmental impact assessment, civil engineering, electrical and mechanical design and commercial engineering will be needed and at the construction stage there will be a demand for civil engineers, mechanical and electrical professionals, construction managers and support staff.
Some 238 new community-focused jobs are to be created in Fife through the government's Future Jobs Fund, according to The Courier. The fund – worth around £1bn — was set out in the last Budget to create 150,000 jobs nationwide for people aged 18 to 24 stuck in long-term unemployment. The new roles span several sectors and will include trainee positions for play services support workers, administrative support assistants, domestic assistants, radiology clinical support workers and student mentors.
Travelodge has announced plans build 26 new hotels creating hundreds of new construction jobs in the process, reports thecareerengineer.com. Confirming its status as one of the few beneficiaries of the recession, the budget hotel chain claims its £115m expansion is a reaction to more people seeking low-cost accommodation and holidaying at home.
A new deep-sea port and logistic park being built in London will create 36,000 new jobs in the next few years, according to ableskills.co.uk. An independent survey has predicted this figure will also include 12,000 short-term roles, which may include jobs in sales, construction and logistics. The London Gateway project will create the largest facility of its kind in Europe across a 1,500-acre site and was officially launched this week by prime minister Gordon Brown and business secretary Lord Mandelson.
