A SCOTTISH training alliance hosted a mission from South Africa in Aberdeen yesterday.
International Skills and Energy Training Alliance (IESTA) met leaders of the country’s oil and gas trade organisation to discuss opportunities for Scottish learning and training expertise.
Warwick Blyth, chief executive of the South African Oil and Gas Alliance, and Adrian Stryom, the body’s head of skills and learning, plus Claude Orgill, of the Western Cape provincial government, heard a presentation from IESTA on Scotland’s specialist skills and training knowledge needed to help recover southern and western Africa’s oil and gas resources.
The delegation also met IESTA member companies 20/20 Business Insight, Aberdeen Drilling Controls, Angus College, Atlas Interactive, EnerMech, ESD Simulation Training, Macdonald Energy, Mintra Training Portal and Sparrows Training.
The aim of IESTA is to harness the specialist knowledge and expertise in training for the energy industry and promote it around the world to ensure the industry develops the skills required to meet demand.
Operations director Gary Boyd said: “Recent research revealed that new developments in Africa represent one of the biggest opportunities for learning providers with offshore North Sea expertise and we are delighted to welcome today’s delegation from South Africa, which highlights this demand for our members’ services.”