search | skills-shortages

Jennie Green of Right Fuel Card recaps on events impacting fuel prices in October and makes predictions for November

Insight

Fuel prices – impacts and forecasts

...adding to the drop in demand. Diesel shortages Across Europe and the East coast of the United Sates in particular, there are concerns over a shortage of diesel reserves. Under...

Opinion

Developing the skills for the fuels of tomorrow, today

...his thoughts on the challenge of developing tomorrow’s skills today. During the Spring Budget 2021, Rishi Sunak announced that the government will provide £27m for the Aberdeen Energy Transition Zone,...

Insight

COP26 Blog 3: A just energy transition

...opportunities that attract the best and brightest talent. “With today’s focus on people, I’ve been speaking with OPITO – the global skills body for the energy sector.” People crucial to...

News

FTA at the Skills Show

...the Skills Show at Birmingham’s NEC. More than 70,000 young people are expected to attend this free to attend event – the UK’s largest skills and careers event for young...

News

Training in process safety

...and skills to a wider audience,” said director, John Reynolds. The SkillsAcademy has worked with the Process Safety Management project board, since 2011 to develop three process safety courses which...

News

Urban Driver apprenticeship tackles HGV driver crisis

...driver shortages than other distribution, the next generation of HGV drivers will always be vital for the provision of future tanker drivers. Putting apprentices in the driving seat The new...

News

The young people behind the UK’s downstream sector 

...the downstream oil industry,” added Martin Vickers.  “Equipping our young talent with the right skills for the future will be essential to meet current and future skills shortages in this important sector.”   ...

Opinion

Industry angered by plans to address driver shortages

...everything needed to keep the economy going, but the current workforce cannot be expected to fill the gaps created by the current skills shortage. The road freight industry vehemently opposed...

News

Drivers – recruiting and retaining

To tackle the problem of recruiting and retaining staff in the logistics industry, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is to hold a Logistics Skills Shortage Summit in March. The FTA...

Analysis

The changing face of the fuel depot

...combination of skills is far more important than being biased towards a particular skillset. Salespeople who have no consideration for operations create challenges for a business, as do operations people...