motion_title: New Clause 14: Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]
motion_text: New Clause 14 - Recognition of skills in the energy sector
  “(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish an Energy Sector Skills Strategy, for the purposes of—
  (a) achieving cross-sector recognition of core skills and training in the offshore energy sector, including the oil and gas sector, and the renewable energy sector; and
  (b) ensuring training and training standards bodies within the offshore energy sector adopt a transferable skills and competency-based approach to training.
  (2) The strategy must target all workers, whether directly or indirectly (sub-contracted or agency) employed, or engaged through day-rate or self-employed contract models.
  (3) When producing the strategy, the Secretary of State must consult with—
  (a) workers within the offshore energy sector;
  (b) unions within the offshore energy sector;
  (c) energy companies; and
  (d) training standards bodies relevant to the offshore energy sector.
  (4) The Secretary of State must implement the strategy within 12 months of the passing of this Act. The Secretary of State may make regulations to provide for such elements of the strategy as require enactment through statutory provision.”—(Caroline Lucas.)