EDUCATION officials have held meetings with the energy industry to find out how Shetland College can support future local skills and research requirements.
This has included talks with SSE, which is developing the Viking Energy wind farm, and also those behind the proposed Orion ‘energy hub’ project which focuses on a raft of initiatives such as hydrogen production.
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Shetland College principal Jane Lewis said talks have also been held with Shetland Space Centre.
The matter was raised at a meeting of the Shetland College board on Thursday by North Mainland councillor Emma Macdonald.
She said it was “really important” to engage with the industries which could play a significant role in Shetland’s economy in the future.
COUNCILLORS have agreed to request a report in connection to a petition which expressed concerns over the impact of the Viking Energy wind farm construction and how it is monitored. The petition was submitted by campaign group Save Shetland on Monday. At a meeting of the full.
âSHETLAND is a beautiful place to live â our challenge is to make sure we continue to deliver that into the future.â
That is the message from Shetland Islands Council (SIC) leader Steven Coutts about the local authorityâs new corporate plan which maps out the priorities for the next five years.
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The plan, which can be viewed here, was approved by councillors yesterday (Wednesday) and aims to provide the political direction for the SIC through to 2026.
Among the mix are topics such as employment, population, housing, connectivity, skills, climate changeâ¦the list goes on.
Speaking in a briefing with local media after yesterdayâs full council meeting, Coutts was confident that the council will deliver on the objectives in the plan despite elected members receiving on the same day a âstark warningâ about how the SICâs finances could look in years to come without intervention.