Powering performance across the energy sector

Build a more resilient energy workforce through immersive, experiential learning that strengthens leadership, teamwork and operational performance.

The energy industry is under pressure to:
Strengthen early-career pathways to safeguard critical skills and ensure long-term workforce sustainability.
Upskill and future-proof leaders to deliver net zero, infrastructure upgrades and digital transformation
Strengthen safety, compliance and risk decision-making in high-hazard environments
Improve cross-functional collaboration between operations, engineering, maintenance and corporate support functions
Develop agile cultures that can respond to rapid change, disruption and increasing customer expectations
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Why outdoor development training matters for the energy sector

Energy operations are high-stakes, fast-moving and deeply interdependent — just like experiential training. Hands-on, real-world learning recreates uncertainty, competing priorities, safety-critical decision-making and team-based problem-solving in a way that classroom-only approaches can’t.

51%

of corporate training programs now include experiential learning as a core component

70%

of learning is shaped through on-the-job experience, stretch assignments and real work challenges.

85%

 of participants say experiential learning improves their ability to apply skills directly on the job

92%

High-performing learning organisations are more likely to innovate — essential for a sector transforming at pace.

30%

boost in employee engagement is seen by companies using experiential learning.

21%

Highly engaged teams are linked with higher profitability — a powerful indicator of the commercial value of investing in people.

Explore our development programmes – each one tailored to your business needs.

Early Careers Training
With our Corporate Training we can provide Early Careers training and support which can help new employees kick-start their career. Learn more online today
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Leadership Training
Are you looking to develop your future management team? We will design a programme for you that markedly improves performance.
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Corporate Team Building
Are you looking to bring together your team to improve relationships and communication before your next big project? We will design a programme for you that markedly improves performance.
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Apprenticeships: Strengthening energy sector performance

Apprenticeships play a vital role in building resilient, future-ready energy organisations by developing the people who lead teams, coordinate operations and keep services running safely and efficiently. Through structured, work-based learning, they help organisations create:

Stronger operational leadership

Develop team leaders and supervisors who can manage performance, communicate clearly and lead consistent standards across shifts, sites and contractors.

Better safety & compliance culture

Build the habits and behaviours that support safer decision-making, better handovers, clearer accountability and stronger incident prevention.

Improved business efficiency

Business and administration apprentices strengthen internal processes, helping improve coordination, planning and compliance across operational and corporate teams.

Future-ready management

Develop the leadership, strategic thinking and change management skills needed to deliver transformation programmes and respond to evolving regulation and market demands.

Greater workforce stability

Investing in structured development increases engagement, loyalty and long-term retention — protecting essential knowledge and capability.

Stronger collaboration

Develop leadership and administrative capability that improves communication between operations, engineering, projects, customer teams, finance and HR — reducing silos and improving delivery.

Why Skern Training & Skills?

  • 30+ years working with UK industries — we understand operational pressures, safety expectations, compliance requirements and performance demands.
  • Trusted by employers large and small Trusted by employers large and small — partnering with organisations to develop people at every level of the workforce.
  • Experiential, not just classroom-based learning — focused on application and behaviour change, so skills stick under pressure.
  • Proven impact on capability, collaboration and performance — strengthening communication, accountability and decision-making across teams.
  • Bespoke, business-aligned design — built around your exact challenges, culture and goals.
“It was great to see how the outdoor activities tied in with the theory and how transferable everything was to corporate life.”
— Diamond Light Source course participant

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Course participant feedback from the automotive industry

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