My few years of working experience and exposure allows me to provide insight pertaining several potential areas that might be imperative and added values for future job seekers and present employees. By getting certified and obtain skills certification offers competitive advantage in this current challenging economic and industrial climate.
Below are some of the potential areas that significantly in high demand and persistently in needs of competent workforce:
1. Sustainable Design and Manufacturing
2. Energy (i.e. Oil & Gas, Renewable Resources)
https://campus.rgu.ac.uk/ise
http://www.petroleumopenlearning.com
http://www.oilandgas4u.com
3. Welding and Non Destructive Testing (NDT)
4. Risk Management
5. Health and Occupational Safety
6. Lean and Agile Manufacturing
7. Information Technology/System
Apart from that, Oil and Gas industry has been the spearhead in providing lucrative opportunity for growth and better pay check. Therefore, I've identified several pertinent skills that are respectively relevant to this particular industry.
1. Energy Management
2. Cost Estimation
3. Piping, Pipeline and Riser
4. Valves and Pumps
5. Project Management
6. Planning (i.e Primavera, MProject)