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Subsea UK and OPITO awarded vital industry skills funding Subsea UK and OPITO ha ...

Subsea UK and OPITO awarded vital industry skills funding Subsea UK and OPITO have each been awarded part of a £2mn fund aimed at attracting vital new entrants into the industry and helping people to diversify their skills. Scottish diver training facility, The Underwater Centre in Fort William, has also secured a share of The Energy Challenge Fund, set up to help tackle the current skills shortage in the UK oil and gas industry. The fund, managed on behalf of the Scottish government by Skills Development Scotland (SDS), will support employers’ skills needs to build on the talent pool in Scotland’s burgeoning energy sector. The training is aimed at helping people to gain the qualifications necessary for working in oil and gas, including the subsea sector, as well as renewables and micro-renewables. Subsea UK, OPITO and The Underwater Centre are among nine providers from across Scotland which have received funding to develop tailored courses designed to fast-track people into the industry. It will also help new graduates or school-leavers fill energy-related vacancies in the industry by providing courses in essential disciplines such as diving and offshore safety. The oil and gas industry is experiencing shortages of skills across a number of key areas. A recent survey of Subsea UK members revealed that the subsea industry in the UK needs around 10,000 people in the next 12 months to cope with current and short-term future demand.
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