“Conveyor belt of projects” needed to ensure workforce transition
A steady stream of projects will be needed to support the skills and talent needed to deliver the energy transition, a panel of industry experts heard.
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Aberdeen Uni, RGU, ETZ and others launch new Hydrogen Skills Partnership
A new cross-sector alliance has been launched to show the benefits a thriving green hydrogen sector would bring to Scotland and across the UK.
Green energy ‘centre of excellence’ takes shape
An initiative aimed at helping create a renewable energy jobs boom in the Highlands has been launched, following the appointment of its first manager.
‘There’s life in the old dog yet’ – NexGen panel set out future for North Sea
North Sea firms will need to “come together and work differently” in order to take full advantage of the UK Government’s transition deal.
Making green transition into a smooth one
As we plan for a green recovery, the energy sector’s critical role in Scotland’s ambitions to achieve net zero by 2045 has come into sharper focus.
Renewable energy ‘power house’ to open in Highlands
A new “global centre for excellence” in renewable energy technologies is to be opened in the Highlands.
Fears over looming ‘cliff edge’ for oil and gas sector
The oil and gas industries stand on a cliff edge and could take communities in the north-east with them should they fall, council officials have warned.
OGUK partners with skills body to offer support to redundant oil and gas workers
The leading representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas sector has partnered with Skills Development Scotland to signpost support for oil and gas workers impacted by redundancy.
North Sea job cuts rise to 7,500
More than 7,500 oil and gas workers have lost their jobs since the onset of the coronavirus crisis and tens of thousands more could go, industry leaders have warned.
‘Heartbreak’ as new figures suggest North Sea job cuts rising faster than expected
More than 4,500 “heartbreaking” North Sea job losses have already taken place in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak and oil price rout, it is understood.
Opito selects former petrol pump designer as Apprentice of the Year 2019
A former petrol pump designer has scooped Opito’s Apprentice of the Year Award at the age of 33.
Cream of the crop in oil and gas rewarded
Exceptional oil and gas companies and their dedicated employees were recognised at one of the industry’s most prestigious award ceremonies on Friday night.
Hundreds helped in north-east by oil and gas training fund
Hundreds of Aberdonians have been helped by a multi-million oil and gas training fund since it began three years ago, according to a Scottish skills agency.
Event shines spotlight on new data innovation
New to Aberdeen, Scottish Enterprise along with supporting partners EIC, SPE, OGIC and Skills Development Scotland, will host a free one-day thought-leadership event on March 13 as part of Scotland’s two-week festival of data innovation, known as DataFest.
Women only 6% of energy-related modern apprentices
New figures show only 6% of Scottish Government-supported modern apprentices (MAs) in the engineering and energy-related industries are female.
New training places found for ‘nearly all’ ITCA apprentices
A trio of training providers have found space for more than 100 engineering apprentices who were left stranded by the closure of an Aberdeen organisation.
State support for commercial diver training restored
The Scottish Government is providing funding for commercial diver training in an effort to avoid a major skills shortage in the subsea industry.
Exclusive: Revolutionary North Sea scheme will emulate football free transfers in bid to save jobs
The North Sea oil and gas industry is looking to a football-style loan transfer scheme to resolve skills shortages after it emerges from a long and brutal downturn.
Scottish Government launches North Sea decommissioning action plan
A plan to help maximise the value of North Sea decommissioning for small to medium-sized firms has been published by the Scottish Government’s economic development agencies.
More than 1,000 attend support event for oil and gas workers
More than 1000 people affected by redundancies from the oil and gas sector have attended a free event in Aberdeen offering help and advice.