Setting a new industry standard in skills for electric vehicle charging installation

The Electrical Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure development industry is facing mounting pressure, as the UK strives towards becoming a net-zero economy by 2050 and as the upcoming 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars approaches.

• The UK government remains on track to phase out the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, with hybrids to follow by 2035.
• As of July 2024, over 1.19 million battery-electric cars are on UK roads, with electric vehicles and plug in hybrids accounting for 27.4% of total new car sales.
• To meet the demands of this change, EV charging infrastructure is required across the country – in homes, at workplaces, street-side locations, destination locations like shopping centres and at re-fuelling stations.

How ready is the workforce for the large-scale upgrade of the UK’s EV charging infrastructure?

City & Guilds surveyed UK-based electrical businesses, ranging from small firms to large organisations, to uncover the challenges and opportunities in the EV charge point installations landscape.

• Nearly 65% of employers say it’s difficult to find qualified or competent electricians to design and install EV charge point installations;
• Over one third of electrical installers installing EV charging points learned the skills on-the-job, without any formal training.

It’s clear that workforce readiness is a challenge and a key priority for the industry is building a pipeline of competent installers to develop and maintain the EV charging infrastructure safely and efficiently.

Read our report to get an insight into the opportunities and challenges in the EV charging sector.

Read the EV charging report