Energy Transition Skills Hub receives funding boost

The project has already received £4.5 million from the Scottish government’s Just Transition Fund, £2.3 million from ETZ, and £500,000 from NESCol.
 
Shell has also committed £1.8 million towards the running costs of the skills hub for the first five years, with a view to supporting 1,000 jobs in the region. 
 
The hub will include a community space for local groups and a flexible curriculum, including weekend and evening courses, to engage with a more diverse pool of learners, such as adult returners.
 
Subject areas covered by NESCol at the hub will include welding; wind; general engineering and fabrication; carbon capture, usage and storage; renewables; hydrogen; and electrical. 
 
Robin McGregor, NESCol’s vice principal curriculum and quality, said: “The Energy Transition Skills Hub is a hugely significant project for the college and our partners.
 
“NESCol works very closely with industry to ensure the skills required in the jobs market are reflected in the courses we offer and the learning environment we create, with the new facility underlining the ambition the partners share as a driving force in the journey to net zero. 
 
“This investment in the environmental and economic sustainability of the region comes at a time of great opportunity for the North East and the college has a crucial role to play in ensuring the knowledge, skills and expertise that provide the foundation for energy transition are at the heart of that bright future.”