TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Employing the Next Generation of Offshore Energy Workers
The rapidly growing requirement for Roustabouts in the North Sea offers a world of opportunity for those who want to enter the energy industry, recruitment company Atlas Professionals (Atlas) reports.
In the middle of May Atlas’ Aberdeen office re-opened applications for its successful Greenhand Roustabout Programme. Prior to the impact of Covid on the industry Atlas successfully identified, trained and mobilised over 100 new entrants to the offshore industry over a two-year period. As the world has begun to learn to live with Covid, so to has the offshore industry, and this can be seen in the increased activity in the North Sea market.
Attracting New Talent The increased activity has led to an increase in demand for skilled offshore workers. Due to recent downturns the industry has seen some workers leave the industry
and not return, which has created an opportunity for the next generation of offshore workers. In response to this Atlas has restarted their successful Greenhand Roustabout Programme.
During a bespoke training and assessment day, the company provides training on key offshore safety processes that are essential for new workers offshore and discusses important information about what offshore employers are looking for. Next to this, the company offers advice on training requirements and undertakes an interview and assessment as part of the rigorous process.
After the initial recruitment phase in May, over 50 Greenhands participated in the Greenhand Programme training courses. Out of the 35 that were successful during the assessment days, more than 80% have already completed the training required, and all are now working for Atlas via its clients. Because of the continued demand for Atlas Greenhands, the company decided to carry on with the courses in August and September.
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Career Perspective Laura Murphy, Deputy Team Leader at Atlas comments on the success: “The high uptake of our trained and assessed Greenhands by our clients in a relatively short space of time proves that our training programme is robust and much in demand. And thanks to our clients’ trust we are able to give the opportunity to start offshore careers and make a difference to many people’s lives. Many more candidates have booked the training required and we’re hopeful we will secure them work within weeks of being ready to mobilise.”
As a Roustabout plenty of career opportunities are ahead for those starting now. The recruiter has variety of opportunities across a vast array of clients available. “Once you have enough experience, there are opportunities to work on the Drill Floor as a Roughneck, or train as a Crane Operator amongst other. From there, there is a complete career ahead with lots of opportunities for progression.” said Murphy.
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