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Recruitment for the 2022 Oil and Gas Technical Apprenticeship Programme (OGTAP) managed by OPITO and the ECITB to create a sustainable pipeline of skilled and competent technicians, is open.

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Oil and gas apprenticeship scheme open for applications

...appointed college for 21 months, gaining various qualifications including: Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) Level 2 (Performing Engineering Operations) National Certificate (multi-discipline) Higher National Certificate (allocated discipline) OPITO Global Standards -Oil...

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As we travel towards net zero, Liz Boardman talks with some of the industry’s main players about the changing skills requirement of the fuels industry and what will support future skilling.

Analysis

Planning for the future: Nextgen skills for the fuels sector

...applicants with job-specific knowledge and/ or industry experience’. The same percentage felt there were ‘low numbers of applicants with the required level of skills and/or qualifications.’ Clearly if these continue,...

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Tanker driver passports exceed 5,800

The Downstream Oil Industry Distribution Forum (DODF) has announced that more than 5,800 Petroleum Driver Passports have now been issued by the scheme manager, Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). Once all...

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Putting the Petroleum Driver Passport into practice

...completion with hauliers and training providers being invited to gain approval to deliver the necessary training and assessment. Hauliers and training providers are now able to apply to Scottish Qualifications...
BEIS downstream resilience bill

Opinion

BEIS backs oil resilience bill with limits

...powers would be used to ensure the legislation achieves what it sets out to do to ensure resilience in the downstream oil supply chain.” Extensive powers without qualification The new...