The Hydrogen Skills Task Force (H2Skills-TF) aims to enable knowledge sharing between countries and to develop resources to help countries streamline and complement their hydrogen skills and workforce development efforts.
The task force is developing a number of resources in a series entitled Skills for the Hydrogen Economy - Guidance Documents to Support the Development of Sustainable Hydrogen Workforces covering the following topics:
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Hydrogen skills needs assessments and workforce estimation, accompanied by a database of hydrogen job roles and skills (September 2025).
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Hydrogen training (October 2025).
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Hydrogen workforce development (forthcoming).
The intent is to provide examples from a diversity of contexts to serve as inspiration for replication/adaptation, and to act as a catalyst for regional and international collaboration to accelerate hydrogen skills and workforce development.
Part 1: Hydrogen skills needs assessments and workforce estimation has been developed for those commissioning, designing and interpreting hydrogen skills needs assessment and workforce estimation studies. By sharing international case studies and methodological insights, it aims to enable the streamlining of hydrogen workforce planning at a country/regional level and to identify methodological needs and knowledge gaps that could be addressed through international research, development and collaboration to strengthen hydrogen workforce development efforts globally.
Part 2: Training – International Case Studies has been developed to provide inspiration and practical guidance for countries and institutions seeking to engage more deeply in the development of hydrogen-related training. By presenting examples from a range of countries, it highlights how training initiatives and ecosystems can be built and scaled.
Part 3: Workforce development (forthcoming) provides examples of how countries are approaching workforce development at a strategic and practical level, and highlights in particular how this is done to enable transitions from other sectors, the inclusion of youth and unskilled workers, and the promotion of diversity, equity, inclusion and access (DEIA).