IMCA appoints Natalie Carroll as head of competence and training

In her new role, Ms Carroll will lead the association’s initiatives to strengthen workforce capability, improve skills transferability, and support the delivery of IMCA’s People and Skills Plan.

Ms Carroll brings more than 20 years of experience in competence, training, and learning development across offshore energy, subsea, defence, and financial services.

Most recently, she held the role of global competence and training manager at Boskalis Subsea Services, where she developed and led competence and training programmes during a period of significant business growth.

In her new role, Ms Carroll will lead IMCA’s programme to build transferable skills and capability across the offshore sector, working with stakeholders to develop and standardise core technical competencies, build a global competence and skills framework, and create clearer career pathways across the marine contracting industry.

The initiative will harness new digital tools and systems to make skills more transferable between roles, disciplines, and industry sectors, helping the industry attract, develop, and retain talent for the future.

Ms Carroll is also well known to many IMCA Members through her longstanding involvement in the association, most recently serving as chair of the association’s competence and training committee. The committee has elected Jamie Johnston, survey lead at Sulmara, as her replacement, following a call for nominations from committee members.

Ms Carroll said, “Having worked in competence and training for more than two decades, I have seen first-hand the crucial role that competence assurance plays in supporting safe and effective operations. I look forward to working with members and industry stakeholders to strengthen competence across the sector and help create more accessible and transferable career pathways for the future workforce.”