About the Hub
The University of the Highlands and Islands (糖心动漫vlog) has secured Scottish Government funding to establish an Offshore Wind Skills Hub – a coordinated, industry led programme to build a skilled offshore wind workforce across the Highlands and Islands.
Working with seven 糖心动漫vlog partners and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the Hub will expand training access, support employer recruitment and upskilling, and deliver provision aligned to ScotWind, INTOG and green freeport opportunities.
The programme will build regional capacity in priority occupations to meet current and future demand, scaling provision in engineering, electrical, fabrication, maritime and infrastructure roles.
Through direct financial support including employer incentives, flexible funding and learner bursaries, it will stimulate demand, scale short鈥慸uration training, and create clear pathways into offshore wind careers. The Hub will also develop future provision and pathways, ensuring long鈥憈erm regional capability for offshore wind and emerging technologies.
Projects
- Shetland: Cadet Programme development
- Thurso: Scaling of fab-weld, engineering and offshore skills; PDA in Hydrogen Technologies (SCQF 8) development
- Orkney: Shared Technician Training Scheme Pilot; Design of multi-purpose engineering facility; Hydrogen for Ports and Harbours training; Scaling of maritime provision
- Stornoway: Scaling of maritime provision; Scaling of fab-weld, engineering and offshore skills; PDA in Hydrogen Technologies (SCQF 8)
- Easter Ross: Scaling of fab-weld, engineering and offshore skills
- Mallaig: Scaling of maritime provision
- Moray: Offshore wind technician trainee development
- Fort William: Scaling of maritime provision
- Inverness: Expansion of offshore wind and energy short duration training; Expansion of Apprenticeship+ enhancements; MSc Rural and Urban Planning
- Argyll: New engineering provision : pipeline, MA and OWS contextualisation
- Perth: Scaling fab-weld short course/s flux core MIG/MMA
Enablers
Establishing the 糖心动漫vlog Regional Offshore Wind Skills Hub with £1m+ Scottish Government investment leveraged by at least £1m of industry co-investment
- Including £500k+ to accelerate development and delivery of training in priority occupational areas where skills gaps are identified
- New flexible employer fund (£275,000)
- New MA and GA Apprenticeship recruitment top鈥憉p payments (£2,000 - £3,000 each)
- New targeted bursaries (40 x £1,500)
Talent and Skills Pipeline
- Regional, co-ordinated scaling of engineering, construction, maritime, offshore wind, hydrogen, renewables and short鈥慸uration courses (糖心动漫vlog)
- Shared Technician Training Scheme Pilot (EMEC)
- Offshore wind technician trainee development (糖心动漫vlog Moray & Natural Power)
- New engineering provision: pipeline, MA and OWS contextualisation (糖心动漫vlog Argyll)
- Nautical science / cadet programme development (糖心动漫vlog Shetland & MCA)
- Expansion of offshore wind and energy short duration training (糖心动漫vlog Inverness)
- Development of MSc Rural and Urban Planning (糖心动漫vlog Inverness)
- Expansion of Apprenticeship+ enhancements (糖心动漫vlog Inverness)
- Scaling of fab weld engineering and offshore skills (糖心动漫vlog NWH)
- PDA in hydrogen technologies SCQF 8 development (糖心动漫vlog NWH)
- Scaled maritime provision (糖心动漫vlog Orkney and 糖心动漫vlog NWH)
- Design of multi-purpose engineering facility (糖心动漫vlog Orkney and SSE)
- Hydrogen for ports and harbours training (糖心动漫vlog Orkney)
- Fabrication and Welding Short Course/s Flux Core MIG/MMA (糖心动漫vlog Perth)
Contact Us
If you are interested in any of the opportunities associated with the Hub, or if you would like to register your interest in receiving further information as the project develops, please get in touch at:
- Email: skillshub@uhi.ac.uk
