October 22, 2009
By Ian Forsyth, The Press & Journal Published: 21/10/2009 A skills and training alliance is aiming to significantly increase international energy-industry business for Scottish universities, colleges and training providers.
The drive by the International Energy Skills and Training Alliance (IESTA) is being led by new chief executive Helen Tulloch and chairman Neil Harkin.
Aberdeen-based IESTA is supported by Scottish Enterprise and brings together the best of education and training providers north of the border to offer a one-stop shop for skill solutions to the global energy industry.
Pictured Neil Harkin & Helen Tulloch. ©The Press & Journal
Ms Tulloch, formerly of En-ergise and ITF, has almost 20 years’ business-development experience and more than 30 years’ in the oil and gas industry in the UK and overseas.
She will be responsible for promoting the alliance to global companies looking to access oil and gas-industry training in areas such as health and safety, IT, engineering and project management.
In addition to his chairman role, Mr Harkin continues as a director of Learn IT.
IESTA now represents a network of 14 training and education providers after 2020 Business Insight, Enterprise Ways and Macdonald Energy joined in recent months.