About Skills Passport

The Energy Skills Passport is being developed as a commitment in the North Sea Transition Deal People & Skills Strategy. It is an innovative solution that will support the offshore workforce to transition seamlessly across different energy sectors.

Future-proofing careers

The needs of the workforce are at the heart of the Energy Skills Passport. Individuals will be able to use the Energy Skills Passport to view their current core qualifications, understand the recognised qualifications required to move between sectors, and explore future career pathways in the energy industry.
A streamlined process

Underpinned by mapped standards that are mutually recognised across the different energy sectors, the Energy Skills Passport reduces barriers to transition by removing training duplication and streamlining process.
Empowering workforces

An agile and dynamic workforce is critical to deliver the UK’s net zero ambitions. The Energy Skills Passport empowers the workforce to pursue transition opportunities and will help keep valuable skills within the industry.

Please click on your role below to learn more about the benefits of the Energy Skills Passport

Benefits for the Energy Workforce
- Reduces time and money spent on repeating training when moving between sectors
- Increases visibility of the training required to work across different sectors in the wider energy industry
- Stores your current industry qualifications and training in a single easily accessible location
As an Energy Worker I will be able to:
- View my existing qualifications and training (currently stored in multiple systems) in a single Energy Skills Passport solution
- Use the Energy Skills Passport to confirm that I have the recognised core pre-mobilisation qualifications and training to access a worksite in a specific sector
- See which roles in different sectors recognise my qualifications and training, and what, if any, additional training I would need to complete to work in a different sector

Benefits for Training & Competency Managers:
- Reduces duplication when assigning training to a worker moving across sectors
As a Training & Competency Manager I will be able to:
- Access the mapped standards that have been agreed across the industry
- Understand which qualifications and training are recognised between sectors when assigning training to the workforce

Benefits for Coordinators:
- Increases access to a wider pool of workers when staffing projects
As a Coordinator I will be able to:
- Access the mapped standards that have been agreed across the industry
- Understand which qualifications and training are recognised between sectors when staffing projects