Wood Group chief executive Bob Keiller has backed the development of a skills-matching “dating service” for thousands of oil and gas industry workers in the north-east who fear losing their jobs.
Through Wood Group’s recruitment team, Altablue, workers facing redundancy can start searching for jobs in the public sector, including at Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire councils, the NHS, the fire and police services and at Robert Gordon University.
The project, which Mr Keiller estimates has cost £10,000, emerged through discussions as part of the Scottish Government’s Energy Jobs Taskforce.
Mr Keiller said: “The challenge for the public sector is they struggle to hold on to people if they have an alternative higher paid option in the oil and gas industry.
“This gives us something where we can reverse some of that and create some options for people.”
Match People Skills website will be launched at this morning’s energy sector breakfast held at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
The taskforce confirmed Aberdeen Football Club will host an event offering advice on redundancy, training and employment on March 25.
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