The following table lists the annual FWDF spend attributed to employers in the oil and gas sector: Academic Year Spend 2017-18 £406,000* 2018-19 £839,081 2019-20 £713,280 2020-21 £573,806 * approximate figure as sectoral data was not collected in FWDF’s first year In 2020, in response to unemployment projections as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Transition Training Fund (NTTF) was introduced to support people who lost their jobs or who were at risk of redundancy as a result of the crisis.