The Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund offers financial help for workers in the oil and gas sector to reskill and upskill for careers in the following sectors:

• clean/sustainable energy
• wider decarbonisation of the economy
• advanced manufacturing
• life sciences
• defence

Please refer to the FAQ for more information on these sectors.

If you are currently working or have recently worked (i.e. within the last 24* months) in the oil and gas sector, you could be eligible for funding.

However, you must also be resident in Scotland and you must have the right to live and work in the UK.

*Consideration will be given to career returners, which could result in an exemption to the 24-month criteria mentioned above. Reasons for an exemption might include (but are not limited to):

• Caring responsibilities
• Illness
• Disability
• Injury

In case of such an exception, all other fund criteria must still be met.

To get started, you need to register on this site by checking your eligibility and creating an account.

Once you have created an account, you can build your package of training and submit an application to the Fund.

The value of the funding provided will be detailed when you progress to the application phase.

The training you apply for should be industry recognised and required by employers to access roles in all aspects of the identified sectors e.g. Offshore and Onshore Wind, Hydrogen, CCUS, Solar, EV Charging, Heat Pumps, Electricity Networks, Biomethane, High Value Manufacturing, Greenhouse Gas Removals, Life Sciences, Defence etc.

• The roles themselves are not necessarily restricted to technical roles but could include support function roles.

Applicants who have received funded training from the Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund Pilot during the financial year 2025-26 will not be funded.

Funding would not be approved for training for ‘recertification’ of existing skills.

Funding provided by the Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund covers course costs only, and any additional costs incurred due to travel/sustenance must be covered by you, the Applicant, or by your employer if they contribute.