Skilled Manpower Requirements in the Solar Energy Sector and Veteran Recruitment

Abstract

Solar energy ranks as one of the best forms of energy for the sustainable development of the world, due to its renewable, reliable, clean and green nature. The recognition of this fact has encouraged many countries to adopt solar energy focus in their respective energy policies. Hence, nations are competing with each other to promote the solar energy sector and increasing their solar energy capabilities, resulting in the emergence of the solar energy sector as a potential source of employment for future generations. Various factors affect the growth of the solar energy industry, worldwide. Among these, an important concern is the acute shortage of skilled and employable graduates in this field. The growth of the solar energy market has created a huge demand for skilled employees and the future holds a promise of providing significant employment to skilled manpower. However, due to various factors, unless new recruitment and training strategies are adopted globally, it is not possible to exploit the massive potential for employment that the solar energy sector can generate, in the next few decades. This paper reviews the recruitment of veterans and training them with the skills needed to discharge various duties in the solar energy sector, as a method of addressing the problem of skilled manpower shortage in the solar energy sector.