New funded training opportunities have been made available to help oil and gas workers across Scotland retrain for roles in other industries.
The Scottish and UK Governments are contributing £3 million each for the 2026-27 round of the Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund, which opened on 24 June 2026.
The fund will enable over a thousand more oil and gas workers to benefit from funded training and careers advice that will enable them to bring their skills and experience to the sustainable energy, life sciences, advanced manufacturing and defence sectors.
The new national scheme expands on a successful pilot, which saw training funding applications approved for more than 400 North Sea workers based in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, in which 94% of participants said cost was the biggest barrier to accessing training.
The 2026-27 fund expands eligibility to anyone resident in Scotland who has worked in a role servicing the oil and gas industry in the last two years.
