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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
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The only event to unite international technical and vocational education and training providers with oil and gas companies investing in the Middle East and North Africa
Governments across the MENA region are faced with a major challenge to train, build and educate a skilled young national workforce that can support the sustainable development of its national oil and gas industries.
Oil and gas rich nations want increasing numbers of their citizens working in the industry; generating a skilled population with the ability to adapt those skill sets into other industries and support a more diverse economy in the long term. An ambition is set to increase the number of competent nationals and reduce the requirement for ex-patriot workers.
There is no greater need for nationals to be trained than in the area of technicians, operators and technical workers on oil and gas rigs, which make up the majority of the oil and gas workforce.
To address this requirement Getenergy has developed VTEC MENA 2013, to be held 25 – 27 November 2013, Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 200+ attendees from over 20 countries will network over 2.5 days and will encourage partnerships between training institutions and energy companies.
VTEC MENA is the Middle East & North Africa’s only event to bridge the gap between vocational and technician education and training providers from across the world with oil and gas companies operating in the Middle East and North Africa region.
VTEC MENA is presented under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister for Culture, Youth and Community Development, UAE
Essential themes to be discussed include the need to address the gap in competency and skills, nationalisation strategies, delivering international standards, oil company and college partnerships, NOC and IOC partnerships, building education infrastructure, partnerships between learning institutions.
VTEC MENA will bring together global colleges, private training companies, governments as well as national oil and gas companies investing in the MENA region.
VTEC MENA will see over 40 Sponsors and Exhibitors participating, these include: Atlab (Gold Sponsor), Petrofac (Gold Sponsor), Cegelec (Sponsor), Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, CNA-Qatar, British Council, Learncorp International/Cape Breton University, City and Guilds, Pembrokeshire College, TÜV SÜD, Scottish Qualifications Authority, Barking & Dagenham College, SPIE, Petroskills, DAC Worldwide, TPL Global Services, TWI, London Corporate Training, Atlab, AMIDEAST, Shields, Eagle Scientific, IHRDC, Blue Ear Security, Simtronics, Plant Leadership, Falck Safety Sevices, TSI Dubai, ADNOC ATI
Program highlights
Hamed Hadhrami, Learning and Development Manager, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) Generating ‘In-Country Value’ through technical operator programmes and Technical Training for Employment programmes.
Dr Smail Djirar, Senior Learning & Education Advisor, ZADCO
The mutual benefit of building partnerships between an oil and gas company and colleges in delivering new competent and safe technicians and operators.
Jack Haddock, Technician and Professional Development Lead, BP
Challenges of developing a 100% national technician workforce, lessons from the Azerbaijan Baku project.
Paul Kelly, Head of Training, Dolphin Energy
Joint discussion by the trainee and Trainer from Dolphin Energy’s HSE Computer Based Training Safety Campaign
Other confirmed organisations include:
Wintershall Libya, Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), Oman Oil, Dolphin Energy, BP, LUKOIL, Dolphin Energy, GE Oil and Gas, National Qualifications Authority (NQA), ACTVET, ADNOC ATI, GIZ, Technical Trainers College (TTC) Riyadh, Equate Petroleum, NOC Libya
“Getenergy’s VTEC MENA 2013 event is unique. There are regional HR exhibitions, education conferences and oil and gas events all around the region – but none that brings all these communities together in one place. VTEC MENA does that. Participants will go away with genuine solutions, due to the unique networking and workshop sessions.” Says Jack Pegram, VTEC Global Portfolio Manager, Getenergy.
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