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Helping Jobs Find People

Helping Jobs Find People. Workforce Committee Breakfast IPAA Mid-Year Meeting June 14, 2006. Is it 1923? - Or is it 2006?. It’s Definitely 2006!. IPAA Workforce Committee. Formed Nationally in October 2005 One of 16 standing committees of IPAA

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Helping Jobs Find People

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  1. Helping Jobs Find People Workforce Committee Breakfast IPAA Mid-Year Meeting June 14, 2006

  2. Is it 1923? - Or is it 2006?

  3. It’s Definitely 2006!

  4. IPAA Workforce Committee • Formed Nationally in October 2005 • One of 16 standing committees of IPAA • IPAA Staff Liaisons –Fred Lawrence & Suzanne Whitehurst • Volunteer Chairman – Mark Houser, EnerVest Mgmt. • Members • E&P companies • Service and drilling companies • Liaisons from other industry associations • Liaisons from high schools, jr. colleges, and universities • Liaisons from Capitol Hill and Administration • (Dept. of Labor & DOE) • Stakeholders of E&P/R&D Community • (PTTC, IPAA Cooperating Associations, Etc.)

  5. IPAA Workforce Committee Educate and encourage target audiences about the prospective career opportunities in the oil and natural gas industry. Promote initiatives that encourage professional and vocational education to expand the industry workforce.

  6. Challenges in Attracting People to Our Industry • To “Un-distinguish” ourselves • Shortage of technical help is not oil and gas specific • Other businesses are cyclical as well • To “Distinguish” ourselves • Oil and Gas will remain dominant in the Energy Picture for the foreseeable future • We are a technically driven business

  7. What is the IPAA doing? • Creating Awareness as to what’s going on to promote jobs • IPAA Resource Kit – Focus on grades 6-12 • Educate, Motivate and Mobilize membership to be part of process • Communicate our opinions on issues and legislation to elected officials and policy makers and coordinate with other federal agencies and congressional committees

  8. What is the industry doing? • West Virginia Oil & Gas Association • Offshore Energy Center • Wyoming Contractor’s Association • SPE, AAPG, AAPL • And More

  9. What Others Are Doing • Careervoyages.gov • Department of Labor & Department of Education • Employment and Training Administration • Department of Labor • Project Lead the Way • Futures in Energy • Colorado School of Mines • Taft High School - California • And More

  10. Today’s Purpose Helping Jobs Find People Three Perspectives • Employers • both Service and Producer • Potential “entrant” employee • both High School and College • Yours

  11. Today’s Panel • Joe Hudson • President & COO, Nabors Drilling USA, LP • C. Susan Howes, P.E. • Manager of Employment, Anadarko Petroleum Corp. • Sandra S. Mariani • Counselor, St. Alban’s High School • Jamie Belinne • Executive Director of Career Services, Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

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