Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund 2025-2026: equalities impact assessment

Background

As part of the Regional Skills Pilot Fund, the UK Government’s Office for Clean Energy Jobs (OCEJ) has made funding available to four UK areas to pilot regional skills interventions that support clean power by 2030. The OCEJ has made funding available to the Scottish Government for an Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire skills pilot.

The Scottish Government has decided, in agreement with OCEJ, to direct the funding towards the development and delivery of an Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund (Oil and Gas TTF). The Oil and Gas TTF will deliver targeted, personalised career advice and support to oil and gas workers who are looking to move into sustainable energy jobs, as well as funding for training that may be required to do this. Skills Development Scotland (SDS) will be the delivery partner for the Oil and Gas TTF.

The Oil and Gas TTF will directly affect existing oil and gas workers based in Aberdeen City / Aberdeenshire who choose to apply. The eligibility criteria and delivery processes have been influenced by the EQIA process.

For recipients, the impact is expected to be positive. By reducing the costs associated with retraining/upskilling, this fund will support recipients to increase their existing qualifications and skills, supporting them to move between energy projects and sectors.