17 Aug 2006
The Offshore Oil and Gas Industry is represented by Cogent, the SSC for Oil and Gas, Chemicals, Petroleum, Nuclear and Polymers. Cogent Sector Services Ltd, (CSSL), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cogent, the Sector Skills Council, and is based in Aberdeen. CSSL was initially formed to provide products and services across the Cogent Sector and a decision was made earlier this year for that organisation to re-focus its activity on Oil and Gas in line with its activity and geographical proximity. In support of this change the company began trading as OPITO to benefit from the significant brand recognition of OPITO in both the domestic and international markets.
Cogent and OPITO have agreed in principle to delegate authority and responsibility for ascertaining and responding to the training and skills needs of the UK Upstream Oil and Gas Industry to OPITO, including the development of that part of the SSA relating to the industry, with Cogent. Cogent will continue to interface with the Government and the appropriate Stakeholders regarding UK policy and government education and skills provision, while OPITO will continue to work with Stakeholders to deliver the specific needs of the Oil and Gas Industry. We will produce a more detailed assessment of the arrangements and interfaces necessary to discharge our operational responsibilities for Oil and Gas as a consequence of the agreed principles.
Joanna Woolf CEO Cogent SSC / David Doig CEO OPITO.
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