Experienced engineer looking for a change? The oil and gas industry are on the hunt for skilled engineers, even offering ‘transformation training programmes’ to transfer skills ready for work in this challenging and well-paid sector. The Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation (OPITO) recently published its Labour Market Intelligence survey indicating that a large proportion of operators found it difficult to recruit skilled engineers. Managing director of OPITO, Larraine Boorman, comments in The Engineer magazine that, “as an industry we need to make sure the potential talent sees us as an attractive career option.’ Part of that attraction could well be the average salary which is more than double that of the national average - £55,850 compared to £26,244. The industry has also been boosted by initiatives in this year’s budget, including the opening of new fields west of Shetland. For more on a potentially profitable career move, read the article at http://www.theengineer.co.uk/skills-and-careers/in-depth/career-platform-opportunities-in-the-uk-oil-and-gas-sector/1012588.article#ixzz1vUxUlDRi
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