OPITO and ECITB to fund UK Offshore Energy Skills Intelligence Hub
Energy Skills Alliance members, OPITO and ECITB are set to fund the UK Offshore Energy Skills Intelligence Hub.
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Winners of EIC awards unveiled
The best and brightest of the energy industry's supply chain has been celebrated in glamour at an awards bash from the EIC.
Three ECITB scholars secure apprenticeships with Trillium
Three young Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) scholars have received apprenticeship positions with Trillium Flow Technologies.
BP apprentice and new mum shares story of breastfeeding offshore
Oil and gas technical apprentice Andrea has shared her story breastfeeding offshore as a new mum while training as a production technician.
3t EnerMech to exclusively deliver industry training in Angola and Guyana
A partnership of energy sector training provider 3T Energy Group and Aberdeen company EnerMech is to become the sole provider of licensed training in Angola and Guyana.
Highlighting green career pathways at COP26
The ECITB’s Head of Strategy, Policy and Insights Jenny Young, a panellist at the COP26 Green Career Pathways event on 7th November, discusses what net zero means for industry jobs.
Ageing oil and gas workforce presents net zero challenge
The UK’s oil and gas industry faces worrying workforce shortages if current skills gaps are not addressed, the ECITB’s 2021 Workforce Census suggests.
Energy Voice ETIDEX event will raise the curtain for COP26
The long-awaited UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) kicks off in Glasgow in November when world leaders arrive in Scotland to seek agreement on how to tackle clime change collectively.
ECITB, Petrofac and Scottish universities team up on energy transition leadership training
A new ECITB postgraduate training programme to prepare the next generation of industry leaders with the knowledge and skills to deliver the energy transition is underway.
North Sea heavy hitters launch scheme to block unskilled labour
Major energy services companies in the North Sea have today put in place a joint initiative aimed at blocking unskilled labour in the market.
Net zero workforce planning must start now
Workable solutions to achieve net zero in the UK’s energy sector by 2050 must not underestimate the pivotal role training the supply chain workforce will play in a successful energy transition, says ECITB chief executive Chris Claydon.
Retiring ECITB oil and gas chief reflects on industry’s past and future
Susan Smart, the ECITB’s Head of Oil and Gas, who retires after more than a decade with the government skills body this month, has taken a moment to reflect on her 30-year career in upstream oil and gas, where she leaves the industry, and its promising future in the new energy landscape.
ECITB: Time to get on with the job of preparing workforce for net zero
As the race to reach net zero picks up pace, the building blocks are one by one falling into place. Last month saw the publication of yet another milestone, the North Sea Transition Deal which sets out the crucial role the oil and gas industry will play in the quest to decarbonise.
New 3T Energy – EnerMech alliance bags Mozambique training deal
An new alliance between Aberdeen-headquartered EnerMech and 3T Energy Group has bagged a “significant” project to help shape future training of oil workers in Mozambique.
Reskilling the energy workforce, and inspiring the next generation
The energy sector faces two existential shifts in the coming years, with the digitalisation of existing energy systems and the transition to a future energy mix.
Kick start energy transition projects now to save jobs and hit net-zero targets
Achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 is an ambitious and deliverable goal, but on current trajectory it is unlikely to be realised without rapid acceleration of key energy transition projects.
Firing the starting pistol on countdown to COP26
World leaders were due to convene in Glasgow for the UN Climate Conference (COP26) in November for what was anticipated to be a transformational moment in the energy transition.
Government must accelerate net-zero projects or risk losing thousands of engineers
Boris Johnson must act now to accelerate decarbonisation projects or risk losing thousands of skilled engineers essential for delivering the UK’s net zero infrastructure.
£4.5m pledge to support oil and gas skills
The North Sea oil and gas industry is poised to benefit from a new £4.5 million scheme to support the retention of essential skills during and after the Covid-19 crisis.
ECITB beefs up board
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has beefed up its board as it prepares to play its part in the sector’s recovery.
I’m proud to be a mentor
Like many things in life, the more you put in, the more you get back, and that’s very much the case when it comes to mentoring.
ECITB celebrates budding oil and gas project leaders in Aberdeen
The achievements of budding oil and gas project leaders and their mentors have been marked at an awards ceremony in Aberdeen.
Most engineering employers think new technologies will not lead to job losses
Technological change is more likely to increase the headcount of the engineering construction industry (ECI) workforce than reduce it, according to new research published today.
Top US academic sets out new business model to oil sector
The upstream oil and gas industry has been presented with a proposal to consider a new way of running the business of global infrastructure projects at a speech delivered by renowned US project management expert Stephen Mulva.
Awards ceremony to celebrate success of mentoring programme
The achievements of a group of mentors and their mentees in the oil and gas industry have been celebrated at an awards ceremony in Aberdeen.