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Malaysia’s energy workforce is expanding at pace, but long-term success will depend on more than scale alone. 🌏

In his recent article with Asian Power Magazine, CEO, Stephen Marcos Jones highlights the importance of building a standardised, transferable skills framework, enabling a competent workforce that can move confidently across oil and gas, renewables and emerging energy sectors.

A consistent approach to competence and assurance will be critical to supporting safe, efficient and flexible workforce mobility as demand evolves.

Read the full article here 🔗 https://asian-power.com/regulation/commentary/malaysias-energy-workforce-upskilling-what-standard

Malaysia’s energy workforce is upskilling, but to what standard? The country focuses not just on the quantity, but the standardisation of that training.

Continuing our efforts to strengthen our presence across North America, OPITO's Product Development Manager, Laura McNaughton, recently travelled to our Houston Centre of Excellence, where she connected with our North America team and Training Centres across the region.

During her visit, the team hosted our Americas Training Centre Forum, bringing the community together and providing a valuable opportunity to strengthen collaboration, share insight, and ensure alignment across our global network.

A highlight of the visit was engaging with Noble Corporation to explore the evolving role of technology in training and assessment, and the innovative approaches shaping workforce competence and safety, something we are actively progressing at OPITO as we explore how technology can be integrated into our training standards.

Thank you to Paulo Bernardo Moritz, MBA for his vision and commitment to advancing technology in training. Partnerships like this are key to driving the future of skills development, and a big thank you to everyone we had the opportunity to engage with.

May was an active month for the team, from industry engagement at exhibitions and conferences to international collaboration across Europe, Asia and North America, alongside continued investment in future talent and workforce development.

➡️ Swipe through to explore this month’s highlights as we continue to support a safe, skilled and future‑ready workforce for safety-critical industries worldwide.

This week we were pleased to host our first Industry Forum in Madrid, bringing together partners from across the region to discuss strengthening workforce capability and safety in support of energy and decarbonisation goals. 🌍

Hosted by Hazel Lince, VP Strategic Partnerships (UK & Europe), the session provided an open and collaborative platform to explore shared challenges, evolving industry requirements and opportunities for alignment.

Discussions focused on advancing safety culture, improving the application of HSE in real-world settings, and ensuring training standards remain practical, relevant and globally recognised. There was clear consensus on the importance of collaboration, innovation in training delivery and early engagement to build safer, more competent workforces.

Our Industry Forums are designed to connect industry, regulators and employers, supporting meaningful dialogue, shared insight and practical outcomes that reflect real operational needs.

Thank you to all who contributed to such a valuable discussion. We look forward to continuing engagement across the region and hosting future forums, welcoming more representatives from across industry.

Please join us in welcoming David Lim as a keynote speaker at OPITO Global 2026!

A renowned mountaineer and leadership expert, David brings a powerful perspective shaped by resilience, high‑risk environments, and over 70 expeditions worldwide. Following a life‑changing battle with Guillain‑Barré Syndrome that left him permanently disabled, he made a remarkable return to climbing and now works globally to help organisations build strong leaders and high‑performing teams.

His keynote will explore what it takes to lead through uncertainty and change, offering practical insights aligned with OPITO Global 2026’s theme “A Shared Future of Safety: One Workforce. Many Sectors.” As industries navigate rapid growth, new technologies, and increasing workforce mobility, his experiences highlight the importance of resilience, collaboration, and consistent competence standards across safety‑critical sectors.

Secure your place today with our early bird rate, available for a limited time only, and register at 🔗 https://opitoglobal.com

Play a key role in shaping the future of training and competence across global safety-critical industries with OPITO. 🌍

We’re looking for a Product Development Coordinator to join our Products and Services team in our Rio de Janeiro Centre of Excellence.

In this role, you’ll support the development, review and enhancement of OPITO’s product portfolio, ensuring our training and competency programmes remain relevant, high-quality and aligned to industry needs. From coordinating updates and analysing product data, to supporting product reviews and working with global partners, you’ll be at the heart of delivering impactful learning solutions.

We’re looking for someone highly organised, analytical and proactive, with strong communication skills and experience working with data, systems or learning content. Fluency in Brazilian Portuguese and English is essential, with additional Spanish skills desirable.

If you’re passionate about product development and want to make a difference in a global, safety-critical industry, we’d love to hear from you. View the full role profile and apply on our website 🔗 https://jobs.opito.com/jobs/7806151-product-development-co-ordinator

🗓️ Applications close Friday 12 June.

We’re excited to announce the OPITO Global 2026 conference agenda. 🌏

Taking place on 13-14 October in Kuala Lumpur, the programme brings together leaders from across safety-critical industries to explore the theme, 'A Shared Future of Safety: One Workforce. Many Sectors'. Across two days, discussions will focus on strengthening collaboration, advancing globally aligned standards, and enabling a more mobile, competent and resilient workforce, addressing the real challenges in shaping safety across sectors today.

Early bird rates are available for a limited time. View the full agenda and secure your place now 🔗 https://opitoglobal.com/

Offshore wind development is accelerating across Southeast and East Asia, bringing new opportunities alongside increasing operational demands. As projects grow in scale, move further offshore and rely more on helicopters and Service Operation Vessels, ensuring personnel are fully prepared for these environments is becoming increasingly important.

In our latest blog, Ooi SuanHoe, OPITO’s Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships (APAC), shares his perspective on why Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) is becoming essential for offshore wind personnel across the region.

Ooi explores the major trends shaping Asia’s offshore wind landscape, the rise in helicopter operations, and the evolving safety considerations that accompany rapid growth. He also highlights how OPITO’s global training standards provide a consistent, trusted framework that strengthens safety culture and supports a competent, confident and mobile workforce.

Read Ooi’s full insight on the OPITO website: https://bit.ly/HUET-in-Wind-Blog

Last week, VP Strategic Partnerships UK & Europe, Hazel Lince, and Product Development Manager, Laura McNaughton, represented OPITO at EEEGR (East of England Energy Group)’s SNS 2026 in Norwich.

Across two days of collaboration and knowledge sharing, we engaged with partners from across the sector, reinforcing our shared focus on building a safe, competent and future-ready workforce. As SNS marks its 25th anniversary, this year’s theme provided a valuable moment to reflect on progress across the region and look ahead to the next phase of growth and innovation in the energy sector.

A key highlight was our panel session, “The Tech-Enabled Workforce: Redefining Training and Competence for the Next Decade,” exploring how technology is transforming skills, training and workforce readiness. Thank you to our panellists, Rachel Bunn, Nicola Sewell and Ian Smith for their valuable and insightful contributions.

We were also proud to support emerging talent through our College Challenge with finalists from East Coast College, East Norfolk Sixth Form College and City College Norwich. The standard was exceptional, showcasing the potential of the future energy workforce and making the final decision a difficult one.

Thank you to everyone who attended our panel session and visited our stand, we appreciated the opportunity to connect and share insights with colleagues from across the sector.