Workers directly impacted by the cessation of refining at Grangemouth are to receive additional targeted support to help them transition into new jobs.

This will include employees from INEOS O&P who were part of shared services for the oil refinery and are directly affected by its closure. They will be able to receive support from Forth Valley College to develop skills for emerging sectors.

This new support builds on a previous intervention that has already allowed more than 300 Petroineos workers to access careers advice and training. The combined investment from the Scottish and UK Governments for the initiative is now up to £2m.

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Workers have been offered a wide range of training opportunities, including courses in renewable energy upskilling and wind turbine engineering. This is intended to provide them with the vital skills needed to secure new employment, particularly in the clean energy sector, which currently supports more than 47,000 jobs in Scotland.

The move is a key action in the Scottish Government's Grangemouth Industrial Just Transition Plan, which aims to position the area as a global leader in green energy and sustainable manufacturing. The concept of a "Just Transition" seeks to ensure that as the world moves to a low-carbon economy, the benefits are shared widely and the negative impacts on workers and their communities are minimised.

Climate Action and Energy Secretary Gillian Martin said the funding would help affected workers move into sectors such as offshore and onshore wind, hydrogen, and carbon capture. Minister for Energy Michael Shanks added that the training would equip the highly skilled workforce to transfer their experience into new sectors.