Subsea UK has teamed up with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to promote the industry and the skills shortages it faces to those leaving the armed forces.
The subsea industry continues to be buoyant and needs the right people with the right skills to make sure it stays that way into the future. Many of the skills required and valued by employers are taught and practised by a number of people in the Services.
The CTP, set up by the Ministry of Defence and Right Management, provide eligible Service leavers with career transition services as part of their resettlement process.
With over 15,000 Service leavers looking for employment, Romana Grant, Regional Employment and Training Manager for CTP in Scotland, said there was a potential for thousands of jobs in the subsea sector.
Grant says: “It is one of the few industries offering a range of opportunities in Scotland and beyond which also meet the needs and expectations of Service leavers, who can offer a wide range of transferable skills and experiences to prospective employers.’’
"We have got some from the lower ranks of the army looking to go in at roustabout level, but we also have a very high technical element in Scotland, particularly within our main RAF bases at Kinloss, Lossiemouth and Leuchars, where there are highly qualified people with transferable skills the oil and gas industry requires."
The CTP already works with a number of Subsea companies and has placed many Service leavers in a range of roles within this sector. Building on this existing relationship, Subsea UK aims to enhance the association between the two sectors.
Romana Grant and her colleague, Colin Brown, will be in attendance at Subsea UK’s Subsea 08 Exhibition on 14th February, at the AECC, where further information and details about CTP recruitment services can be obtained.
For further information and to find out about CTP employment fairs for 2008 please visit www.ctp.org.uk