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GREENMAR
sustainable energy recruitment specialists Greenmar, a new renewable energy recruitment company, has been launched in Aberdeen. A subsidiary of energy recruitment experts Drillmar Resources, Greenmar will provide a suite of staffing and HR solutions to a range of sectors in the worldwide renewable and sustainable energy industry, with the aim of playing a key part in the people aspect of the Energy Transition. Operations Manager Peter Rhodes believes that the resources and expertise of Drillmar will have an important part to play, while Greenmar represents the company’s commitment to sustainability within global energy; “The energy sector is undergoing a period of evolution as we recognise that the only way of limiting global warming is through an Energy Transition based on renewable sources. This transformation brings both a workforce transition as well as a workforce expansion.”
“Our services will include traditional people-oriented solutions such as executive search and provision of contractors on an ad-hoc or project management basis, but we will also look to provide innovations in the transferral of skills from the broader Energy industry, with which we are well versed.” “As the renewables industry looks to transition talent from other sectors, we are ideally placed to source that talent and aid that transition into sustainable energy. We want to demonstrate to such candidates that these opportunities can be careers, not just jobs.” “The RGU Energy Transition Institute predicts a 25% increase in the workforce requirements for the UK offshore energy sector by 2030, supporting offshore wind, oil & gas, hydrogen and CCUS activities. This creates a requirement for new workers to be attracted to the sector, a requirement to retain existing ones and crucially a requirement to facilitate the transition of workers between the different industries.”
“There are many pieces to the overall jigsaw on how we achieve ‘net-zero’ and they are all interlinked.” A graduate engineer with thirty years working in the energy sector, Peter began his career working offshore in the North Sea and has since held various operational, technical and managerial roles in the industry. He will now turn his experience and skillset towards leading Greenmar’s ambition to contribute to the global transition to safe, reliable and sustainable sources.
A market leader within the energy recruitment industry, Aberdeen headquartered Drillmar Resources provide specialist ad-hoc and permanent staffing solutions in the North Sea and globally.
For more information visit www.greenmar.co.uk
CALEDONIA COMPETENCE
proof of competence scheme An Aberdeen based provider of Competence Assurance services is supporting freelance personnel with a Proof of Competence scheme.
Caledonia Competence are providing competence assessment, verification and certification services to ROV personnel who can not access those provided by ROV Contractors. Gavin Smith, Managing Director of Caledonia Competence explained, "Since I established the company in 2015, I was often asked by freelancers if we had plans to offer a competence scheme for individuals who could not access one run by an ROV Contractor. When IMCA finalised the Freelance e-Portfolio mechanism, we felt it was the right time to put our Proof of Competence (POC) scheme into place."
The scheme is split into three stages – enrolment, evidence gathering then final assessment and verification by Caledonia Competence’s Assessor and Verifiers. Feedback received from individuals who have been certified by Caledonia Competence include comments such as “The Assessor’s questions were well thought out and allowed me to feel more confident in my own abilities. The Video Call Interview with the Assessor was professional and enjoyable. I learnt a lot from the experience and felt like I was being mentored as well as being assessed.” Rachael Spence, who co-ordinates the POC scheme, added, “We are always seeking to make improvements to the process. To that end, we
will shortly be offering POC Candidates the opportunity to use our ATTAIN Competence and Training system. ATTAIN is available both online and offline via mobile apps that are accessible in the Apple and Google Play Stores.” The ATTAIN system is to be a key offering from Caledonia Competence going forward. Gavin Smith commented, “ATTAIN allows us to assist our clients who do not have a robust, easy to use portal for their people to complete Competence and Training activities. It links well with video conferencing tools, such as Zoom, which we use for our Virtual Competence Assessor Training and of course, we use it for e-learning modules that we develop for our clients. We already have clients who are using ATTAIN for their Competence Assessments and the feedback we receive is very positive.”
Competence and People Development Specialists For more information visit caledoniacompetence.com
