As safety-critical industries become increasingly interconnected, shared risks highlight the need for greater alignment in how competence and safety are defined and assured. Drawing on lessons and case studies from sectors including LNG, mining, downstream operations and offshore wind, this session will explore how transferable competencies and shared frameworks can strengthen workforce resilience, support safe operations, and help organisations manage the growing complexity at the intersection of people, technology and systems.

This session explores how trusted, recognised and transferable competence frameworks can support safe workforce mobility across companies, sectors and geographies. As workforce demands evolve, fragmented systems continue to create barriers through duplicated training and inconsistent competence recognition. Drawing on perspectives from industry, regulators, standards bodies and training providers, the session will examine the building blocks of a universal framework and the practical actions needed to move from aspiration to implementation.

As safety-critical industries evolve, the challenge is no longer simply defining safety standards but ensuring they are consistently applied in practice. With skills shortages, new technologies and increasing workforce mobility reshaping operations, organisations must strengthen competence assurance while embedding behavioural safety, human performance and culture. Bringing together industry leaders, this session will explore practical approaches, real-world implementation challenges, and opportunities for cross-sector learning and collaboration.

As the energy sector accelerates toward net-zero, the challenge is no longer just technology deployment; it is ensuring the workforce has the skills, competence, and safety mindset to deliver new energy systems at scale. This panel will explore how industry, regulators, and training bodies can collaborate to define transferable skills frameworks, standardisation approaches, and scalable training solutions that support decarbonisation across the industry.

High-risk operations continue to expose systemic competence gaps across the global energy sector, highlighting the need for more effective and assured workforce development. Through real-world case studies, video insights and expert reflection, this session will explore how organisations identify competence deficiencies, respond through structured interventions, and embed sustainable, standards-led solutions. The discussion will examine how lessons learned can be translated into scalable, standardised competence frameworks that improve safety performance.

• A showcase of the My Energy Future LIVE teams and their ideas for the future of energy and safety-critical industries.
• The My Energy Future STEM Awards ceremony, celebrating innovation, creativity and the achievements of young people engaging with STEM around the world.
• An opportunity for a My Energy Future Champion to share their journey and inspire the next generation of talent entering safety-critical industries.

Focused session on delivering cross-sector competencies and collaboration opportunities, including:

• As OPITO expands its expertise across safety-critical sectors, the role of the global training centre network becomes increasingly important.
• This session will explore how training providers can support cross-sector workforce development and deliver training aligned with emerging industry needs.
• Discussions will address how existing training centres can evolve alongside OPITO’s diversification strategy and how collaboration can unlock new opportunities across sectors.
• Case studies, including examples from (for example) the Australian mining training ecosystem, will explore whether new networks are required or if existing centres can adapt to support additional sectors.

Focused session on delivering cross-sector competencies and collaboration opportunities, including:

• As OPITO expands its expertise across safety-critical sectors, the role of the global training centre network becomes increasingly important.
• This session will explore how training providers can support cross-sector workforce development and deliver training aligned with emerging industry needs.
• Discussions will address how existing training centres can evolve alongside OPITO’s diversification strategy and how collaboration can unlock new opportunities across sectors.
• Case studies, including examples from (for example) the Australian mining training ecosystem, will explore whether new networks are required or if existing centres can adapt to support additional sectors.