Training – Quality First International, Calgary

13 Sep 2016

Skills boost for oil, gas and offshore wind industry

A Teesside college has teamed up with an energy training specialist to help industry unlock opportunities in the offshore wind, and oil and gas sectors. Redcar & Cleveland College and Maersk Training have come together to develop a new learning programme for professionals seeking to work on projects in these sectors. Created by experienced industry professionals, the offshore w...

Hundreds approved for new oil and gas transition training scheme

Quality First Int. Oil and Gas Prospecting

Six hundred people have been approved for a scheme to help people who face losing their jobs in oil and gas to gain new skills and find new work. The Transition Training Fund was launched by the Scottish government in February. The £12m fund offers grants for individuals to acquire specialised skills or further training. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said 600 people had been appr...

Angola students learn oil and gas skills in Calgary

Quality First Int. Petrophysical training

Forty-four students from Angola are in Calgary to learn everything they need to know about the oil and gas industry. The students are in town for a 30-week joint program between Chevron and SAIT to prepare them to work for Chevron back in Africa. However, for the students it's also an opportunity to push themselves to try new things. Naice Elisa de Sousa Rio is one of the 44 studen...