Table 1
Graduates’ ratings of the importance of the main sustainable energy skills and knowledge areas.
| Skill and knowledge requirements – industry | Degree type* | N | Not at all important | Somewhat important | Important | Very important |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power generation technologies | Eng. | 31 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 |
| Multi. | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| All | 64 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 23 | |
| Generic skills and professional attributes | Eng. | 31 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| Multi. | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| All | 64 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 33 | |
| Energy solutions for developing countries | Eng. | 31 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Multi. | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| All | 64 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 12 | |
| Energy efficiency | Eng. | 31 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| Multi. | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| All | 64 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 4 | |
| Transmission, storage and network systems | Eng. | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| Multi. | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| All | 64 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 25 | |
| Sustainable transport | Eng. | 31 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Multi. | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| All | 64 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | |
| Enablers (policy, economics, etc.) | Eng. | 31 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 |
| Multi. | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| All | 64 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 20 |
Degree type, where Eng. = SE Engineering degree, Multi = Multidisciplinary (non-Engineering) SE degree, N is the number of respondents to the questionnaire who indicated they hold each degree type. All is all respondents to the questionnaire, as some respondents did not categorise their degree. Not all respondents to the questionnaire provided answers to all questions.
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