UK Power Networks delivers electricity to 8.5million homes and businesses across London, the South East and East. We’re in a pretty unique position being involved in the lives of virtually every single person in our network area as we deliver power to their door. We serve every sector of society.
Our network covers numerous social mobility ‘coldspots’, and the electrical engineering industry has its own underrepresented communities and demographics compared to the population, and wants to avoid skills shortages in future.
UK Power Networks is constantly evolving its suite of social mobility programmes to tap into the potential workforce of those who wouldn’t otherwise enter the energy industry.
Tapping into every pool of potential means starting at the foundation of people’s careers, whether that’s in a school classroom, when leaving college, graduating from university or seeking a change later in life.UK Power Networks works tirelessly to gain presence in under-represented communities and hold the door open for anyone who wants to step through. Then, continuous development and training are on offer including Outstanding training centres, Leadership Academy, mentoring and more. Some of our former apprentices are now directors leading 6,200 staff and keeping the lights on for 20m people!
UK Power Networks has an impressive record of investing in social mobility programmes and in 2024/25 we took the chance to build up existing initiatives and add more to the company’s repertoire of outreach work.