A Just Transition to an Electric Vehicle Production System. Are We Ready? Jobs, Skills, and Qualifications
January 19, 2023
A Just Transition to an Electric Vehicle Production System. Are We Ready? Jobs, Skills and Qualifications.
Gill Bentley, Policy Analyst, Centre for Brexit Studies. Research Assistant on the project “Enabling a just transition in automotive: evidence from the West Midlands and South Australia”.
In this blog I report on our project on a “just transition[i]” to electric vehicles in the automotive sector (with Alex de Ruyter, Sally Weller, Ian Henry, Al Rainnie, and Beverley Nielsen) that was funded by the British Academy, and the implications for the West Midlands. The focus here is on what skills mix is needed and where skills gaps are, and what the role of government should be to facilitate the transition.
Job loss
The development of an EV production system to meet net zero targets by 2030 is going to see a huge shift in skills requirements for the industry, from one being based on Metals/Mechanics to one based on Electrics/Electronics.
You can read or download the full report below.
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