Support and advice for oil and gas workers facing redundancy will be on offer at a free event in Aberdeen later this month.

Taking place at Robert Gordon University’s Garthdee Campus on June 22, the employment and support event will offer help both for those who have been made redundant and those at risk of losing their jobs.

It is the fourth event to be organised by the Scottish Government’s initiative for responding to redundancy situations, Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE), and forms part of the response from the Energy Jobs Taskforce.

Three events held last year in the city attracted more than 2,200 people and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) – the organisation that leads the delivery of PACE support in conjunction with a number of partners including the Department for Work and Pensions – is expecting a similar turnout this time around.

Calum MacLean, PACE manager at SDS, said: “The events we held last year attracted a wide range of people from across the oil and gas sector, and included both people who were out of work and others who were still in employment but were keen to consider their options.

The feedback we received from each of these events was that the support and advice available was greatly valued, and so we’d encourage anyone affected by the downturn in the oil and gas sector to attend.”

The event will run from 10am to 3pm and will feature a broad range of advice from a number of agencies, plus information on job opportunities from local employers, with more than

40 exhibitors taking part in total.

That includes careers advice from SDS ranging from job hunting and exploring your options to tips on CVs and interviews, to information on training and learning opportunities from North East Scotland College, a number of universities and other training providers.

There will also be information available on the Transition Training Fund, which offers support with training grants to help people retrain, improve their skills or get accreditation that would help them move into a new job.

Elevator will be available to help those interested in starting their own business, and a number of employers including GSK, Kier Construction Scotland, FDM Group and Bam Nuttall will also be at the event with information on job opportunities available.

Calum added: “As well as advice at the event, support is available at all times across SDS’s network of local centres.

“I’d encourage anyone in need of help to make use of the support that’s available.”

Anyone wishing to attend can register for the event at employmentsupporteventne.eventbrite.co.uk