The quality of living on an offshore oil and gas drilling rig differs greatly from what you are used to at home. However, the standard of living in the UK industry is generally very high. The size of your living quarters and how many team members you will be with mostly depends on the type [...]
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Once you are accepted into the UK upstream and oil gas training scheme, you will begin your path to a future in the industry. The training is run through a partnership between OPITO (Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization) and ECITB (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board).
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When you enter the UK upstream oil and gas industry as a technician, there are four basic job types. Technicians will be trained to perform these jobs first in a classroom setting during the college training.
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In order to sustain the demand for technicians, OPITO offers free training for technicians entering the upstream oil and gas industry. Anyone can apply for the technician training scheme so long as they meet the basic requirements.
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The upstream oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom has a thriving apprenticeship program which lets young technicians join and get the training which is necessary for working this vigorous job.
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