Green skills and the digital classroom: what does training for the clean energy economy actually look like?
Technical Excellence Colleges will train the workers who build wind farms and install heat pumps. Technology is central to both the jobs and the teaching. The curriculum is still being written.
By Wistl Editorial · · FE / Training
The government's Technical Excellence Colleges, backed by £175 million and beginning delivery in April 2026, cover four sectors: digital and technologies, advanced manufacturing, clean energy and defence. The clean energy strand sits at the intersection of trade skills, engineering knowledge and increasingly digital tools. The technology used in green energy installations is inherently digital. Modern heat pump systems communicate over networks, generate diagnostic data, and can be monitored and adjusted remotely. Offshore wind turbines produce performance data that is analysed using machine l