Today the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced a tailored skills programme for oil and gas workers in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
Following the launch, Mark Sommerfield, CCSA UK Director, said:
“The CCSA strongly welcomes today’s announcement to provide tailored support to oil and gas workers in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire delivered in partnership between the UK Government, Scottish Government and Skills Development Scotland. Providing careers advice and funding for training is a vital step in helping workers move into key growth sectors like hydrogen and CCUS.
The Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund, backed by £900,000 of UK Government funding will help build the pipeline of skilled workers needed to make Britain a clean energy superpower as part of the government’s Plan for Change.
Scaling up CCUS is essential not only for achieving our climate commitments, but also for ensuring a just transition, this includes leveraging the deep expertise of our skilled oil and gas workforce to drive forward clean energy and industrial decarbonisation projects across the country. The CCSA looks forward to working with the Government and industry to bring workers on this journey and help deliver a future energy system that is sustainable, secure, and rooted in local communities.”