stay away from drilling!!i've been doing it for nearly 20 years now,and fucking hate it..BUT the time off is ace and the money is quite good as well..but as people have said before it is more a case of who you know..i wouldn't bother doing your courses until you know for definite if you have a job...because there are so many people trying to get off shore i stay not far away from aberdeen,and nearly everyone in my town works offshore or are trying to get offshore,and it's the same all along the coast ..the courses are a massive rip off,you pay silly money for these courses and it certainly does not guarentee you a job...just my 2 pence worth....