An online learning portal for the oil and gas industry has been launched by Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.
The series of short internet courses are aimed at professional development and addressing skill gaps in the North Sea sector.
The first course to go live focuses on decommissioning.
Each topic will come with a fundamentals course, typically taking two to three hours to complete, and an in-depth course, which will take longer – between two and four days to complete.
Paul de Leeuw, director of RGU’s Oil and Gas Institute, said: “Our goal is to provide easily accessible online short courses that will enhance the skills of an individual as well as organisations.
“We have worked very closely with industry partners to establish the key areas for additional skills training. A second ‘Planning for Decommissioning: In-depth’ course will be available in the next few months and will provide detailed insights on decommissioning activities.”
Further courses in deep-water drilling and oilfield chemistry are currently under development and will be available as short courses later in 2017.
