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Oil and gas workers to be offered renewables training

Around 200 people will be offered support, under plans unveiled by Holyrood and Westminster.

Workers hoping to move from oil and gas into the renewables sector will be offered training as part of a new scheme.

Around 200 people will be offered support, under plans unveiled by Holyrood and Westminster.

But there’s concern the proposals don’t go far enough.

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