UCU: Climate action in FE

Motion

Motion text: Conference welcomes the motion passed at the 2024 TUC conference calling for
a year of trade union climate action including engagement with community and
campaign groups.
Conference recognises the urgent need to cut emissions with mass retrofit of
homes, including high quality insulation and installation of low energy heating
systems.
Conference notes:
1. the severe shortage of skilled labour for energy efficiency retrofit.
2. insufficient long-term funding for retrofit schemes presents a barrier to
training
3. further barriers include the low status of retrofit training and difficulty
recruiting experienced trainers due to low pay in FE.
Conference resolves
a. to campaign for funding for a mass retrofit training programme in the FE
sector, and to ensure that this campaign features prominently within the
year of trade union climate action.
b. to support campaigns for a joined-up government strategy on training and
delivery of energy efficiency retrofit and low-energy heating.