Delivering an integrated technician workforce for a just energy transition between oil and gas to wind has moved a step closer, thanks to a pilot cross-skill programme in Aberdeen and Grangemouth.
Following the announcement in February, the programme started in May. Eight learners completed the six-week programme at Grangemouth last week and a further seven will complete the programme in Aberdeen on Friday (27 June 2025).
The pilot programme developed by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), in partnership with Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, supports two-way deployments across oil & gas and wind infrastructure.
Deployment onto wind farms following wind turbine cross-skill pilot
The wind turbine cross-skill pilot recognised prior learning and ongoing competence of qualified oil and gas technicians and delivered a task-based programme of technical activity across electrical, mechanical and instrument pathways as well as wind-specific GWO training and on-site turbine familiarisation.
The 15 learners include employees from Wood, Petrofac, Semco Maritime and Ponticelli, as well as ECITB-supported individuals and five former Mechanical Technicians from Grangemouth Oil Refinery.
Many of the learners will move immediately to roles on wind assets.
Interviews are taking place with the refinery workers and industry employers, with one already securing a role with Wood.
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Source: ECITB
