CONNECTED
COMPETENCE

Connected Competence  commands a base level of technical competence assurance for workers across the engineering and construction industry, which employers recognise and support in demonstrating the current competence of its workforce…

All Connected Competence employers, which both Ponticelli UK and Semco Maritime are – independently, and as part of the PBS consortium – require their workers to verify their competence through Connected Competence technical tests.

Learn more below…

John Boland, Regional Officer at Unite the Union, explains why Unite and the rest of the offshore trade unions have supported Connected Competence from the start. He shares the benefits of the programme to workers and how temporary workers can take advantage of a voucher scheme to cover the costs of the tests.

Connected Competence…

    • Reduces duplication of assessments
    • Helps you be at the forefront for future job opportunities
    • Provides a safer competence-assured environment
    • Ensures a seamless transition across to new energy projects
    • Allows you to validate your experience, keep updated in an ever-changing landscape and gain recognised, industry transferable digital badges

Do you have the technical tests you need for mobilisation? 

Select your job title from the list below to review your STANDARD INDUSTRY ROLE PROFILE, the associated TECHNICAL TESTS required as a pre-employment requirement for Connected Competence employers, and where you can take these tests.

Pipefitting
Plating
Elec Tech - Installation
Elec Tech Maintenance
Mech Tech
Inst & Control
Riggers
Appointed person for rigging
Thermal Insulation
Industrial Coatings - Painters

Through industry-recognised, standardised testing, Connected Competence allows the workforce’s ongoing base level of technical competence to be verified across the engineering construction industry to create a safer and transferable workforce across sectors.

Connected Competence is industry-led, enabled by the ECITB, and supported by Operators, Employers, HSE, OEUK, NSTA, Step Change in Safety, Scottish Government, RMT, GMT and Unite the Union.