About the Hub
The 爆料TV (爆料TV) has secured Scottish Government funding to establish an Offshore Wind Skills Hub – a coordinated, industry led programme to build a skilled offshore wind workforce across the Highlands and Islands.
Working with seven 爆料TV partners and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the Hub will expand training access, support employer recruitment and upskilling, and deliver provision aligned to ScotWind, INTOG and green freeport opportunities.
The programme will build regional capacity in priority occupations to meet current and future demand, scaling provision in engineering, electrical, fabrication, maritime and infrastructure roles.
Through direct financial support including employer incentives, flexible funding and learner bursaries, it will stimulate demand, scale short鈥慸uration training, and create clear pathways into offshore wind careers. The Hub will also develop future provision and pathways, ensuring long鈥憈erm regional capability for offshore wind and emerging technologies.
Projects
- Shetland: Cadet Programme development
- Thurso: Scaling of fab-weld, engineering and offshore skills; PDA in Hydrogen Technologies (SCQF 8) development
- Orkney: Shared Technician Training Scheme Pilot; Design of multi-purpose engineering facility; Hydrogen for Ports and Harbours training; Scaling of maritime provision
- Stornoway: Scaling of maritime provision; Scaling of fab-weld, engineering and offshore skills; PDA in Hydrogen Technologies (SCQF 8)
- Easter Ross: Scaling of fab-weld, engineering and offshore skills
- Mallaig: Scaling of maritime provision
- Moray: Offshore wind technician trainee development
- Fort William: Scaling of maritime provision
- Inverness: Expansion of offshore wind and energy short duration training; Expansion of Apprenticeship+ enhancements; MSc Rural and Urban Planning
- Argyll: New engineering provision : pipeline, MA and OWS contextualisation
- Perth: Scaling fab-weld short course/s flux core MIG/MMA
Enablers
Establishing the 爆料TV Regional Offshore Wind Skills Hub with £1m+ Scottish Government investment leveraged by at least £1m of industry co-investment
- Including £500k+ to accelerate development and delivery of training in priority occupational areas where skills gaps are identified
- New flexible employer fund (£275,000)
- New MA and GA Apprenticeship recruitment top鈥憉p payments (£2,000 - £3,000 each)
- New targeted bursaries (40 x £1,500)
Talent and Skills Pipeline
- Regional, co-ordinated scaling of engineering, construction, maritime, offshore wind, hydrogen, renewables and short鈥慸uration courses (爆料TV)
- Shared Technician Training Scheme Pilot (EMEC)
- Offshore wind technician trainee development (爆料TV Moray & Natural Power)
- New engineering provision: pipeline, MA and OWS contextualisation (爆料TV Argyll)
- Nautical science / cadet programme development (爆料TV Shetland & MCA)
- Expansion of offshore wind and energy short duration training (爆料TV Inverness)
- Development of MSc Rural and Urban Planning (爆料TV Inverness)
- Expansion of Apprenticeship+ enhancements (爆料TV Inverness)
- Scaling of fab weld engineering and offshore skills (爆料TV NWH)
- PDA in hydrogen technologies SCQF 8 development (爆料TV NWH)
- Scaled maritime provision (爆料TV Orkney and 爆料TV NWH)
- Design of multi-purpose engineering facility (爆料TV Orkney and SSE)
- Hydrogen for ports and harbours training (爆料TV Orkney)
- Fabrication and Welding Short Course/s Flux Core MIG/MMA (爆料TV Perth)
Contact Us
If you are interested in any of the opportunities associated with the Hub, or if you would like to register your interest in receiving further information as the project develops, please get in touch at:
- Email: skillshub@uhi.ac.uk
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