Well Services Report 2014

WELL SERVICESCONTRACTORSREPORT2014

5.2. GraduateEngineers, Technicians andApprentices The total number of technicians (1,846) and graduateengineers (1,315) employedwithin the sector has declined by17per cent and23per cent respectively, however, theoverall levels are in linewith the long-termaverage for the sector. Despite the overall decline, there was a 15.3 per cent increase in new graduate engineers recruited in 2013. There has also been a continued rise in the number of apprentices employed (244 in 2013) 5 , which is expected to increaseby a further 28.3per cent in2014. Thesefigures demonstrate that despite thedifficulties in retaining employees,well services companies are committed to recruitinganddevelopingnew staff.

Figure5:Number of Technicians, GraduateEngineersandApprentices

2,500

Total Number ofGraduateEngineers Total Number of Technicans Total Number of Apprentices Number ofNewGraduateEngineersRecruitedDuring theYear Number ofNewTechniciansRecruitedDuring theYear Number ofNewApprenticesRecruitedDuring theYear

2,000

1,500

1,000

Number of Employees

500

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2014Forecast

Source:Oil &GasUK

Source:Oil&GasUK

5 Figures for recruitment of apprentices areonlyavailable from2012

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