WIRELINE ISSUE 27 SPRING 2014

PRACTICALSOLUTIONS TOADDRESSTHE RESOURCECHALLENGE If there isone singlechallenge that couldprove far tougher to solve thananything thedeep seaswill throwat theoil andgas industry itwill be the issueof attracting skilledpeople into the sector andbridging the skillsgap itself.

understandingof how thewider supply chain and sub contract companies operate; the challenges they face; to understand exactlywhat the supply chain offers in terms of products and services and importantly see the new technologies that are being developed. These graduates gain experience across the boardwithin disciplines such as fabrication, pipeline engineering, subsea, sub-contract to name but a few. It really is about bridging the knowledge between the different tiers of industry. If we can play even a small role in helping to further educate new entrants to the industry and set them in good stead for their career wewill consider this an achievement. As ourmembers aremore thanwilling to take graduates for a half or full daywe encourage operators and contractors to contact us now todiscuss howwe can help. Formore information contact JoanneLengMBE, DeputyChief Executive, NOFEnergy

workwith other organisations to help address the resource challenges. Our Military2Energy programmeworks to encourage those leaving the forceswith the relevant transferrable skills to enter the energy industry.We have had some great successes todate on this but we need topress forward andmake surewe are successful in attracting this valuable newpool of people to join us in such a buoyant sector. Continuing themomentumNOFEnergy is organising a Military2Energy CareersFair inCatterick, North Yorkshire on 4thSeptember 2014 where employers and trainingproviders will have the opportunity tomeet circa 400 forces personnel actively looking for a career in the industry. GRADUATE INDUSTRY DAYSWITHINSUPPLY CHAINCOMPANIES Recently activities have also seen us workingwith various operators and contractors to help themplace their new graduates into industry for short spells of time, basically industry days. The aimof this is to help the graduates gain a better

Provided that we see the level of investment going into the sector that we expect then the oil andgas industrywill require a significant number of skilled people in the various different disciplines over the coming years. A large proportion of engineers and other skilled crafts people are now nearing retirement age therefore it is imperative to attract newblood into the industry; but this isn’t such an easy task. The lack of understandingof what engineering actually is can be a contributor to youngpeople entering other industries; this needs tobe addressed urgently. In additionwork needs tobe done to really showcase how dynamic an industry oil and gas really is and how it can provide a lifelong career pathwith excellent prospects. Various initiatives are currently underway to look at the skills issues and howwe canwe can all work together to create solutions. MILITARY2ENERGY AlthoughNOFEnergy’s primary focus is on business development wherewework with our 450members across the oil & gas and related energy sectors, we also

jleng@nofenergy.co.ukor tel: +44 (0)191 3846464.

CAREERS FAIR Catterick, NorthYorkshire 4thSeptember 2014, 8am-1pm Hostedby

3 4 •Over 200Militarypersonnel inattendance •Exhibition spaceavailable • Jobboard todisplay vacancies • Interview rooms ‘ Fromprotecting topowering thenation . Access the skills and resources of theBritishArmedForces’

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