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HOW TO BRIDGE THE SKILLS

GAP AND HOW TO CLOSE IT

The skills gap: it’s not a new phenomenon for the energy GETI revealed that the industry is already in
sector. An ageing workforce and increased competition for the midst of a significant skills crisis (40 per
tomorrow’s technical talent has left the industry nervous cent). How is this impact being felt?
HP: I think first and foremost it’s the
about its future. Following the release of the 2019 Global people working in the sector that are
Energy Talent Index (GETI), Gi spoke to a panel of experts feeling this. Maybe there aren’t as many
to discuss the sector’s ongoing struggle and what energy people supporting them in their roles
companies can do about it as they’d like, and they’re feeling that
pinch. The fact that so many people are
aware of the gap is encouraging on the
The panel one han++++, but shocking too, as it
shows the scale of the problem.
I think young people in particular are
conscious of the skills gap, they’re happy
on the whole, but maybe they’re seeing
bigger workloads than they expected,
less training or leaner teams. It’s a worry
as this generation is the future of the
industry and they’re feeling it. I think
JM: Janette Marx, CEO, Airswift JS: Jim Stuart, Senior Vice President HP: Hannah Peet,
of Digital Products, Lloyds Register Managing Director, Energy Jobline that reflects the fact that, during the
downturn, recruitment was sometimes

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