Oil & Gas Training A Review For a Fast Growing Environment by Carol Bailey, Head of Oil&Gas

Carol BaileyHead of Oil & Gas Section, Levantine Training Centre

Oil & Gas TrainingEuroMed E&P Offshore Services, Certification, Classification & Standards

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Health, safety and environmental risksHealth, safety and environmental issues have risen on the oil and gas industry’s agenda, reflecting both increased public pressure and more complex operational challenges.Human capital deficitTwenty-two percent of oil and gas respondents indicated a lack of qualified personnel was impacting their operations.

Source: Ernst & Young 2013 & SPE Research, Training and Development Training Survey, Dec. 2012.

Oil & Gas company survey on risks

Meeting Requirements of the O&G Corporations

Technical training is the most vital training needed in the oil and gas industry, followed by management/finance training, and soft-skills development training.



Certification RequirementsTypical HSSE Training for offshore Oil & Gas• BOSIET - Basic Offshore Survival and Emergency Training

(Safety Inductions, Safety & Escaping, Sea Survival, Fire fighting and Self-Rescue)

• IMIST - International Minimum Industry Standard Training (Nine basic safety elements – Working safely, risk assessment, permit to work, manual handling…among others)

• IOG - International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety (International standards and management systems, process safety management )

• OIL & GAS OFFSHORE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE (valid medical certificate – vision, blood pressure, audiogram, urine sample)

Internationally recognisedAccrediting Bodies

Moving from Compliance-based to Competency-based training requires reorganizing training programs around demonstrable skills – reduces risks & costs

State of the current workforce

47,197People2014

16.1%Unemployment rate in Cyprus

Source: Deloitte Cyprus, Feb 2015

Economic Activity (for registered unemployed in Cyprus)

2012/14Average

Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles & Cycles

8,335

Construction 6,510

Accommodation & Food Service Activities 6,410

Manufacturing 4,448

Financial & Insurance Activities 1,906

Education 1,848

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 1,535

Transportation & Storage 1,533


Operators Support & Services

•Catering/facility management•Sea/air transport•Warehouse/logistics•Communications•Recruitment•Training•Health, Safety & Environment services•Medical services•Banking/finance•Legal•Insurance•Accountancy•Emergency Consultancies

WellsReservoirs Facilities Marine & Subsea

•Reservoir engineering•Management consultancies•Seismic data acquisition & Processing contractors

•Engineering, operation, maintenance & decommission contractors•Engineering consultancies•Structure, topsides design & fabrications

•Geoscience consultancies•Data interpretation consultancies•Seismic instrumentation•Data storage• IT hardware & software

•Marine/subsea contractors•Heavy lift contractors•Pipelay contractors•Floating production storage units

•Well services contractors•Drilling contractors•Well engineering consultancies•Cement contractors

•Drilling & well equipment design & manufacture•Drilling tubulars•Laboratory services

•Machinery/plant design & manufacture•Engineering support

contractors•Specialist engineering

services• Inspection services•Specialist steels and

tubulars

•Subsea manifold/riser design & manufacture•Marine/subsea equipment•Subsea inspection services

Oil & Gas Supply Chain - Service Sectors

Economic Activity (for registered unemployed in Cyprus)

2012/14Average

Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles & Cycles

8,335

Construction 6,510

Accommodation & Food Service Activities 6,410

Manufacturing 4,448

Financial & Insurance Activities 1,906

Education 1,848

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 1,535

Transportation & Storage 1,533

Source: Hays & Deloitte Cyprus, Feb 2015

State of the current workforce



OpportunityCompany Migrate capability, assets & business

model to new, growth industryIndividual Migrate skills and enter O&G job

market

Bypassing Obstacles of Inexperience

Skills Gap Way forward

Company Industry understandingLegislationStandards & practicesCertification requirements

Building awareness, business strategy and HSSE competence

Individual How to enter the job marketJob profiles & relevant qualifications/accreditationWhere to gain industry experience

Specially designed courses for entry level (eg; LTC career transition program for offshore)Mobility

Specially designed course for entry or career transition to offshore1. Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness +

Methanol Awareness course2. Confined Space Awareness +

Authorised Gas testing Course3. CIEH Level 2 Award in Principles of

COSHH4. International Minimum Industry

Safety Training (IMIST)5. First Person on Scene (FPOS I)

Target Group/Industry: security, military, HSSE professionals

LTC Career Transition Programme for Offshore


Methods of delivery are evolving• Classroom based training (traditional)• Distance learning – making use of

audiovisual technology• On line – interactive learning with

engagement of course instructor• Blended learning (on line + classroom)• Virtual Environment (rig, platform and

operations offshore as simulation)

New Techniques in Oil & Gas Training


Scope is broadening• MOOCs (Massive Online Open

Courses) co-branded MOOCs between corporations and established academic universities.

• Companies establishing in house schools and academies to build, market and manage their own online degree and certificate program

Training in Cyprus - Investment for the Future• Cyprus is in economic

recovery• IMF says there is now

potential for FDI• O&G will take some time

to evolve into a major sector

• HSSE and good business practices are common across industries and critical in international partnerships

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Oil & Gas Training A Review For a Fast Growing Environment by Carol Bailey, Head of Oil&Gas