{"id":575,"date":"2023-05-17T16:57:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T15:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/molecular-science-engineering\/?p=575"},"modified":"2023-05-17T16:57:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T15:57:35","slug":"green-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/molecular-science-engineering\/2023\/05\/17\/green-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering mayo \u2013 green skills for formulation scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most companies today have sustainability and net zero targets. They are becoming increasingly important to attract customers, employees and investment. What does this mean for companies that make formulations?<\/p>\n

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This means that companies need to recruit a different mix of employees. Now they need people who combine deep technical knowledge of their field with sustainability skills and climate awareness.<\/p>\n

These people are currently rare. That\u2019s why many of the fastest growing jobs right now have a sustainability theme<\/a>. There is a whole Green Skills sector<\/a> working on developing the workforce of tomorrow. This means training young people or retraining older people with the new skills needed to deliver net zero and a circular economy.<\/p>\n

So IMSE has been working with other UK universities, the National Formulation Centre<\/a> and several dozen companies, to design PhD training in formulations. We\u2019ve been asking companies: what skills do you actually need in your new hires at this level? What skills are hardest to hire? And particularly, how are the skills you are hiring for changing over time?<\/p>\n

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Credit: Ronald Carre\u00f1o | Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Green skills for formulation scientists<\/h3>\n

There are four big categories of skills that IMSE thinks new graduates will need:<\/p>\n