Energy Talent Development
With the ever growing skills crisis within the Oil and Gas industry worldwide, ITF, with the support of Scottish Enterprise are aiming through its Energy Talent Development initiative to increase the throughput of new talent into the Energy Sector. This will be done by establishing collaborative industry generated projects for use in postgraduate research degrees.
The objectives of this initiative are to:
- Enhance communication and relationships between the Industry and Academia by delivering projects for Masters' and Doctorate level research which are focused on the industry needs and requirements.
- Increase the profile of the Oil and Gas Industry and encourage new talent into the industy.
- Improve the image of the Oil and Gas Industry amongst young people and inform new graduates of the exciting work being carried out in the energy sector.
- Provide a pipeline for entry into this industry for new and recent graduates through early engagement.
- Enhance the talent pool of skilled personnel into the industry.
- Gain a better understanding of the capabilities of academic departments.
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