BAPCO becomes the 29th Alliance Member
PetroSkills would like to welcome BAPCO as the 29th Alliance member. BAPCO functions in many regions of the industry including exploration, drilling, production, refining, and distribution.
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New Course! Advanced Project Management
April 26, 2013
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PetroSkills News
New Course! Advanced project management for project managers, asset managers, project control managers and project engineers.
PetroSkills has responded to the industry’s growing need for tighter control and greater efficiency in large-scale project management with a new course in 2013: Advanced Project Management.
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What does the “Big Crew Change” mean for you?
You’ve probably heard all about the “Big Crew Change.” During the next few years, about one third of today’s oil and gas professionals are going to retire. For an executive manager of an oil and gas company, that presents a huge challenge – as companies everywhere race to fill the gaps in their workforces.
What does the Big Crew Change mean for ...
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Investing in People: How to Quantify the Value of Competency Development
For all the emphasis placed on competency development, training budgets are almost always the first cut during any kind of down turn. For competency management to become more than a Human Resource Management fad it will have to demonstrate quantified financial return. This abstract outlines one approach to quantify the return on competency develo...
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Learn more. Go farther.
The years just ahead offer terrific opportunity for petroleum professionals in the early stages of their careers. With the Big Crew Change upon us, thousands of senior-level professionals will soon retire. Early- and mid-career professionals will rise to fill their ranks – and the greatest gains will go to those with the greatest talent and drive...
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The Difference Between “Good” and “Bad” Teachers
What’s the difference between a “good” teacher and a “bad” teacher, between a great learning experience and a bore? Intuitively, we all know the difference. Bad teachers are dull and uninspiring. Their lectures drone on and on, and before long it’s a struggle just to stay awake. I had an English professor once who so inspired me that I spent ti...
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