The document discusses a presentation by six individuals on the role of OPITO in developing workforce skills for the oil and gas industry. OPITO aims to deliver the right skills now and in the future by working with industry employers, training providers, and higher education. It establishes lifelong learning as important for both personal and professional development. The presentation addresses questions about lifelong learning, distinguishing between core skills and competencies, and the roles of accounting, HR, and engineering in meeting customer requirements in oil and gas. It emphasizes that the industry requires not just technical skills but also commercial skills to support diverse roles.

1. PRESENTED BY:
 ERUJ KHAN
 JUVERIA AIJAZ OMERSON
 SYEDA SIDRA IMAM
 TOOBA ABDUL RAHIM
 AIMEN ABBASI
 SUMMAIYA SHAREEF

2. INTRODUCTION
OPITO is the focal point for skills, learning
and workforce development in the oil & gas
industry.
It aims to deliver the right skills for the
industry now and in the future.
OPITO was established to meet industry
demand for a competent and competitive
workforce. To achieve this it works with
industry employers, training providers and
higher education providers.

3. This case study demonstrates how the
right people with the right skills ensure
that the sector can maximize the
recovery of the remaining oil and gas
reserves as well as remaining
competitive and profitable.

4. Q 1. Using an example, describe what
is meant by lifelong learning?
Lifelong learning is defined as
“all learning activity undertaken
throughout life, with the aim of
improving knowledge, skills and
competences within a personal, civic,
social and/or employment-related
perspective”.

5.  Learning is unavoidable and happens all the
time. However, lifelong learning is about creating
and maintaining a positive attitude to learning both
for personal and professional development.
 Lifelong learners are motivated to learn and develop
because they want to: it is a deliberate and voluntary
act.
 Lifelong learning can enhance our understanding of
the world around us, provide us with more and better
opportunities and improve our quality of life.

6. Q2. Explain the difference between
core skills and competences
SKILL:
 Something you already know and learn.
 Something which is tangible.
COMPETENCES:
 Competences are effective application of
skills.

7.  Skill force is critical to an organization to remain
competitive.
 Required highly talented workforce the search for
talent is highly competitive.
 OPITO has published labor market intelligence survey
to analyze the current skill situation.
 This can be used s workforce planning to identify the
future skills needs.

8.  The company supports many diverse role not
only scientific and technical but commercial
roles are also very essential.
 OPITO helps to support the industry through
its role on workforce planning and skill
development, helping attracts the next
generation of oil and gas workforce.

9. Q3: How do the role of accounting, human resource
management and engineering each contribute to the
processes that satisfy customer requirements in the
oil and gas industry?
In order to remain profitable and
competitive the commercial angle must be
considered these roles.
Human resource management:
Responsible for employees training and
welfare, develop strategy and come up
with plans.

10. Engineering:
Responsible for maintaining machines,
engineering related projects and purchase of
engineering spares.
Accounting:
Responsible for auditing and analyzing the
data ,records and costing.

11. Q4.Why does the oil and gas industry need
so many diverse role?
what are diverse role
 A role which is different and unlike is an organization or
industry and it turns in another direction for exploration
steps to be taken.
 In OPTIO, the oil and gas industry supports many
diverse roles, for this purpose, the industry requires
technical and scientific skills. Moreover, for many of the
roles based onshore commercial. Skills are also essential
tool that needs to feature higher up the business
agenda.OPTIO helps to support the industry through its
role in workforce planning and skill development.

12. Conclusion...
Since organizations in oil & gas industry seek to
extract resources efficiently, safely and profitably,
to serve world markets, OPITO has developed
standards which help to ensure that the processes
meet these requirements.
Industry requires talented and competent
employees to maintain these standards.
Industry ever so often works with several
contractors when specialist task or increased
production demands it.

13. Contd...
Technical and scientificc skills are not the only requirement but
commercial skills also hold a certain importance for many roles
based onshore, since the industry supports diverse roles.
OPITO helps the industry via workforce planning and skills
development.
As the industry is extracting oil from the reservoirs in North Sea
and across the world, its likely to increase over the next 50 years
because of which individuals will be engaged in a life long learning
process. Ergo, OPITO's role ensures that the oil & gas industry is
capable of meeting the future demands.