EUSR training: Creating safety and resilience in utilities

Published: 17 November 2025

As the UK works toward its net-zero 2050 goals, the gas and water industries find themselves at the heart of a complex transformation.

From decarbonisation and climate adaptation, to accountability and workforce skills development, our sectors face pressure to evolve both rapidly and responsibly.

At this moment, training is key – and not just any training. Specifically, EUSR (Energy & Utility Skills Register) training is not just a regulatory requirement, it’s a strategic imperative.

Safety and compliance: The non-negotiables

Safety is the cornerstone of operational integrity in both gas and water, and always will be. We’ve got ageing infrastructure, swift urbanisation, and more extreme weather events – it’s clear the risks are real and multiplying.

However, training has impact way beyond the classroom. EUSR training ensures that workers are equipped with the safety procedures, competencies, and regulatory knowledge that empower them to judge and mitigate hazards in the field and comply with industry standards. Whether it's working in confined spaces, handling hazardous materials, or managing emergency responses, EUSR-certified professionals bring a level of assurance that protects lives, assets, the environment, and even reputations.

Public trust and industry integrity

The water industry, in particular, is under intense public scrutiny. Headlines about pollution, sewage overflows, and water scarcity have eroded trust, while most of the ‘good work’ goes undocumented.

Meanwhile, the gas sector faces its own reputational challenges as it steers an apprehensive and frugal public toward greener energy sources.

Our respective workforces are constantly visible as they interface with these consumers – they need to be qualified, and feel confident about their abilities too. EUSR training is pivotal here; it engages consumer confidence and instils worker self-assurance in tricky, public-facing roles. What’s more, company investment in EUSR training demonstrates a commitment to accountability and ethical standards. These are qualities that not only resonate with regulators and stakeholders, but with end-user communities too.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change is no longer a distant threat, it’s operational reality. Floods, droughts, and temperature extremes are testing the resilience of utility networks.

EUSR training helps build a workforce capable of responding to these challenges with initiative. By embedding practical and relevant training into its scheme modules, EUSR ensures that workers are not just reactive, but proactive in safeguarding infrastructure and maintaining service continuity – whatever the weather and whatever the contextual challenges of their site.

Bridging cross-sector skills gaps

Both sectors are grappling with significant skills shortage. As experienced workers retire and demand for swift new capabilities grows, the need for structured, high-quality training has never been greater.

EUSR provides a unified framework for upskilling and certifying talent across disciplines, helping employers attract, retain, and develop the next generation of utility professionals. It also supports career mobility, allowing workers to transition between roles and sectors with recognised credentials – ever more crucial as cross-sector insight helps the UK respond at pace to emerging climate questions.

EUSR training for the Adler & Allan Group

In a time of unprecedented change, EUSR training is more than a qualification – it’s part of our Group’s toolkit for transformation.

It empowers our people, sharpens our edge in a challenging marketplace, and perhaps most importantly, supports the resilience of every part of the UK’s critical infrastructure in which we operate.

As we navigate the complex challenges of the energy and utilities sectors together, EUSR training will continue to help us make a positive difference to our people, our customers, and to our environment.

Both QEM and Glanville Environmental (through Glanville Training Academy) are approved EUSR providers within the Group.