OPITO, an industry-led organisation committed to developing a safe, skilled and mobile energy workforce, has introduced a new Hydrogen Open Learning course, adding to its flexible self-learning Open Learning portfolio, accredited by City & Guilds. Delivered via partner Chorus Training, the Hydrogen Open Learning course provides global learners with a comprehensive introduction to working with […]

74% of young people across key international energy markets would consider a career in the energy sector but highlight the perceived requirement for technical qualifications and lack of understanding of opportunities as preventative. With talent acquisition continuing to be an industry challenge, the global research project ‘Energy Sector Entry and the Perceived Barriers’ was commissioned […]

The phrase ‘you can’t be it, if you can’t see it’ is often coined when we talk about enticing young minds into our industry. Thanks to generous sponsorship from OPITO, we were able, through Skills for Energy, to offer 200 children from three local primary schools a chance to enjoy two mornings of offshore wind […]

OPITO, an industry-led organisation committed to developing a safe, skilled and mobile energy workforce, has launched a new energy industry council to act as a focal point to address the sector’s skills gap and competence challenges across the UK and Europe. The purpose of the Industry Advisory Council (IAC), as an evolution of OPITO’s UK […]

The OPITO Schools Hydrogen Project came to a very happy conclusion last week at Cromer Academy, who managed to squeeze in an assembly during an already action-packed final week of term. The assembly was the culmination of a competition organised by EEEGR’s Skills for Energy initiative, along with Kate Finlay, D&T Subject Specialist Associate at […]