We are FCC - Nº3

At the beginning of this year, FCC Environment UK helped to launch the Joint Workforce Renewal and Skills Strategy for the waste indus- try. Led by Energy Utility & Skills, an organization for businessmen that helps to ensure that the water and waste management sectors and gas and electricity have the skills requi- red, FCC Environment is one of the leading companies in the industry contributing to this initiative. The scarcity of job candidates in the United Kingdom who have the necessary skills and experience means that it is difficult to cover 43% of the vacancies in jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) according to the United Kingdom’s Employment and Skills Commission. By creating a Joint Workforce, the expectation is to be able to attract 220,000 new em- ployees to the sector over the next 10 years. FCC Environment has already taken important steps to inspire the next generation and make it attractive for them to work in this industry. Shannon Morbey, a graduate and now Assistant Contract Manager at FCC Environment: «FCC Environment has su- pported and encouraged me throughout the program and given me every oppor- tunity to develop my skills further in my roles since». It is a complex and compli- cated sector that affects all of us, with influences from various sectors (from the global economy to local politics) and has something to offer everyone who is wi- lling to give it a chance». For more information on the Joint Workforce Renewal and Skills Stra- tegy click here. At its EfW facility at Lincolnshire, it has created an Educational Centre to help train young people from the community on the benefits of recy- cling and the process required for creating energy from waste. Furthermore, it is important to hi- ghlight the innovation and creativity in all aspects of this sector. In this sense, FCC’s most recent EfW faci- lity in Buckinghamshire was recently recognised for the quality of the de- sign of the facility in the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management 2017. FCC is proud of its contribution to reducing the lack of skills through its program for graduates. According to FCC Environment’s skills program