Transition and upskill : is the offshore industry well placed to do both?

 

refer : https://www.marinetraffic.com/blog/how-technology-shakes-up-the-offshore-industry/

 

 

 

The global energy industry has been going through significant change in recent years, largely the result of a deepening climate emergency and the push by governments and industry to address the dangers a warming world will present.

 

However, while the technologies are fast becoming commonplace, does the global workforce have the right skills, and what skills will ultimately be needed?

 

https://www.iogp.org/blog/news/iogp-welcomes-global-skills-body/

 

 

Preparing for the energy transition.

In September 2020, campaign groups Friends of Scotland, Greenpeace UK, and Platform said 81% UK-based employees working in fossile fuels wanted to transition from the sector into renewables. The group also added that although many skills were transferable, few companies were tapping into already available knowledge.

 

Renewables are set to play an increasingly prominent role in transforming the global energy landscape, with the need for new and different skills as part of a more integrated energy future, said by OPITO CEO John McDonald.

 

The not-for profit organisation recently announced what it called a "strategic shift" into the renewable energy market, with the launch of a new suite of standards and qualifications that it says will address the skills requirements of a net zero economy.

 

Climate change is one of the most important challenges we face today, with a highly skilled, sustainable talent pipeline integral to our ability to deliever the solutions needed to achieve a low carbon ecomomy, by McDonald.

 

The move is an important first step in enabling workers to move with greater flexibility across the energy sector, particularly for those with existing oil and gas qualifications. The aim is to help ensure the availability of a multi-disciplined and highly skilled energy workforce for the future. 

 

Change starts at the top.

By 2050, the world hopes to have acheived net-zero carbon status, or at the very least to have significantly reduced theri emissions, the number of additional jobs created in the sector will be one million. Upskilling is more than just retraining workers. It's about organisations creating opportunities for their workforce to gain knowledge, learn new tools, and put the learning into practice so they're empowered to deliever differently.

 

McDonald says that the need for better harmonisation in terms of training and skills development across the energy sector will become even more important as the energy system further integrates. 

 

A further boose in the push to upskill today's workforce is that many oil and gas companies are in the midst of diversifying their core businesses, which will lead to further demand for a multi-disciplined workforce. Regardless of whether we are speaking about an oil platform or a wind turbine, there are a great many commonalities in terms of the tasks, processes, and protocols involved.

 

John McDonald from OPITO twitter (https://twitter.com/OPITOGlobal/status/1019170144428359681)

 

UK - leading or lagging behing?

Innovation and the energy transition is likely to reshape, to some extent, the oil and gas sector. McDonald's core message is to do the groundwork now and not delay : It's important that we are prepared for such an eventuality, with programmes that reflect the changing dynamics and that will ensure our continued ability to upskill and reskill the current workforce, as required.

 

In my opinion, the movement of renewable energy is been changing a lot by the governments in the world. 

One thing I always wonder is how to work for that. It is reason why I have been trying to learn more about the energy, environment, and industries. I believe that diversity of industries are connected with each other, so that they all need to develop the idea for the future together. 

 

As a person majoring not related to those areas, I would like to work hard with those companies. How to change more effective ways, what to do as one of the workers with my experiences which were made various ideas from some competitions.  I would say that those energy companies need some views from outside of the major areas because insights sometimes come from fully opposite areas. They are made by the way professional specialists would never be part of before. 

 

Climate change needs to speed up as soon as possible. The roles of global companies, the rules of governments can change simultanuosly. I have changed my job position to assist developing the energy industry. I hope that I will find the way and be a person for all I learned from this article.

 

Vocabulary

offshore : adj. adv. away from or at a distance front the coast. based in a different country with different tax rules that cost less money. / v. to base a business or part of a business in a different country, usually because this is cheaper.

upskill : v. to learn new skills or to teach workers new skills. 

workforce : n. the group of people who work in a comapny, industry, country, etc. 

unclear : adj. not obvious or easy to see or know. If you are unclear about something, you are no certain about it.

strategic shift : the movement of a company away from its present state toward some desired future state to increase its competitive advantabe. It is an approach to bringing about congruence among the organization's strategy structure and human resource systems and the larger environment.

integral : adj. necessary and important as a part of a whole. contained within something; not separate.

equivalent : adj. having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc.

apprentice : n. someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often for low payment, in order to learn that person's skills. 

ballpark : adj. a ballpark estimate or figure is a number that is a guess, but one that you believe is near the correct number. 

agile : adj. able to move your body quickly and easily.

embracing : v. embrace. to accept something enthusiastically. to hold someone close to you with your arms to express affection, love, or sympathy, or when greeting or leaving someone.

organisation : UK version of organization. / n. a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose. 

midst : n. the middle of a group of people or things. / same as middle.

commonality : n. the fact of sharing interests, experiences, or other characteristics with someone or something. 

 

 

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Transition and upskill: is the offshore industry well placed to do both?

 

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