Training skilled workers: Lessons from the oil and gas industry
Authors:
Jane Figgis, Alf Standen
Publication date:
21 December 2005
Publication type:
Formal report
Themes:
Industry and employers > Specific industries > General
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Career development
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Existing workers
Teaching and learning > General
Teaching and learning > Learning > Workbased learning
Teaching and learning > Teaching and learning delivery > General
ISBN:
1 921169 85 0 print; 1 921169 91 5 web
This report analyses the progression of workers from process workers to supervisors in the oil and gas (hydrocarbons) industry, and the kind of training and work experiences they have undertaken. It also looks for commonalities in the skills progression for different workers, and draws out implications for the oil and gas industry, other industries and the vocational education and training (VET) system. The extensive formal and informal training delivered within the oil and gas industry has essentially been conducted in isolation from the formal VET sector. The study offers insights into the way advanced skills are developed by mature workers in a demanding industry, and suggests ways in which the VET sector could respond.
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