The skills gap and oil and gas
training and education
Professor Rita Marcella
Dean of Aberdeen Business School
Robert Gordon University
Robert Gordon University:- a leading university
for a new era
Strategic Priorities:•
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Oil & Gas
Health and well being
Creative Industries
Big Data
Employability of graduates
RGU and the region
Aberdeen and the North East
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Buoyant local industry
Oil & Gas
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Recognition of the importance of the UKCS having access
to the skills necessary ‘to capitalise on the opportunities
that the oil and gas industry presents for jobs and
growth in Scotland’.
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Current war for talent – escalating cost
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Importance of a structured and coherent approach to
collaboration
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The national context and the independence debate in
light of the reviews.
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Internationally oil & gas – the changing dynamics of the
industry
Skills Gap
RGU Oil & Gas Programmes
Management
Engineering
• MBA in Oil and Gas Management,
Masters in Energy Management,
Oil and Gas Accounting, Oil and
Gas Law, Project Management
• Research into Energy Policy;
health safety and environmental
management
• Masters in Oil and Gas Engineering,
Petroleum Engineering, Subsea
Engineering, Drilling and Well
Engineering
• Plus corporate tailored programmes
with blended delivery and combining
engineering and management
Health
• Masters in Corporate Social
Responsibility for the Energy
Industries
• Remote Health Care
• Student Nurse Exchange
Developments in Educational Provision
Energy Skills Scotland (ESS) 2013 to facilitate partnership
between industry, academia and skills agencies to maximise
investment between return on skills and act as a focal point
Opito – major upstream Oil & Gas Industry Labour Market
Intelligence Survey 2014
Energy Skills Investment Plan – Scottish Government
OGAS established 2012 – a partnership of investors, colleges and
industry bodies.
RGU – Launch of the Oil & Gas Institute 2013
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Drawing on an interdisciplinary set of expertise
in oil & gas
Working closely with industry – commissioned
research
Responsive to industry needs in course design
Working as a partner with others eg. OGAS, ORI
Delivering
opportunities
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flexible
programmes enhancing technical and middle
management skills – Degree Pathways for
technicians
Delivering bespoke programmes to the oil & gas
industry across the globe
Working with others to provide the oil & gas
industry and the regions capacity