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Tools for Enhancing Oil & Gas Workforce Competencies. Brenda Kelly Senior Director – Program Development, IADC. IADC – Catalyzing Improved Performance. Catalyzing Improved Performance. Enhancing Operational Integrity. Championing Better Regulation. Focusing on Members’ Critical Issues.
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Tools forEnhancing Oil & Gas Workforce Competencies Brenda Kelly Senior Director – Program Development, IADC
IADC – Catalyzing Improved Performance Catalyzing Improved Performance Enhancing Operational Integrity Championing Better Regulation Focusing on Members’ Critical Issues People Equipment Processes Liability Legislation Regulation
Members’ Critical People Issues Catalyzing Improved Performance Enhancing Operational Integrity Championing Better Regulation Focusing on Members’ Critical Issues People Equipment Processes Liability Legislation Regulation • PEOPLE ISSUES: • Competence (skills) • Credentials • Attraction
IADC Initiatives & Programs • KSA Project • Competence Assurance • WADI
What are the KSAs? • Knowledge ─ topics to comprehend • Skills or Abilities to demonstrate, with suggested performance measures for each • Intended to be baseline or “core” • Available for free on the IADC web site
Current KSA Project • Review existing KSAs and expand to all rig positions (onshore and offshore) • More than 70 positions (including the 12 KSAs published in June 2001) • Define core and additional KSAs • Available by end of year 2013 10 October 2013
KSA Workgroups Nine teams review and recommend KSAs 10 October 2013
Workgroup Data Organizer Competency Units Competency Elements Positions Competencies for Positions
KSA Web Page for generating unique set of positional competencies
Confirm KSA Selections 10 October 2013
IADC Competence Assurance Accreditation Program “A structured & documented method of assessing the competence of company personnel.” • Open to all companies in the Oil & Gas Industry 10 October 2013
Accreditation Purpose • Promote the use of accepted practices in ensuring the competence of personnel throughout the oil and gas industry • Assist industry professionals in developing and delivering their own programs using consistent, effective, and well managed processes 10 October 2013
Accreditable Competence Program Company Standards External Standards Feedback Outcome to Candidate Development Plan Competency Standards Job Role Role Competency Profile Candidate Assess Record Outcome Verification Management System
What is WADI? A collaborative effort among IADC, colleges, and industry to: • attract and expedite the building of a qualified labor pool of new employees • deliver career development pathways and career guidance for new-hire personnel and existing rig-based personnel 10 October 2013
Key Benefits • Address industry’s urgent need for Pre-trained/Pre-qualified entry-level new-hire candidates • Standardize globally accepted pathways for career development • Provide continuous improvement opportunities for current employees • Reduce cost to contractors through decreased employee turnover rate
The WADI Model • Colleges: • work together to cross-map courses/programs (also cross-mapped to IADC KSAs) • build courses upon KSA-defined core competencies + additional criteria Colleges require • attract and pre-screen potential candidates • train and assess trainees • provide continuous improvement/educational opportunities for current employees
The WADI Model (cont’d.) • Industry: • define priority positions for which to create courses • support development efforts • hire trainees • map standardize globally accepted pathways for career development to KSAs
The WADI Model (cont’d.) • IADC: • facilitate and support all efforts • develop programs to attract new employees • build comprehensive assessment tool based on KSAs • provide credential • provide centralized and verifiable records of employee training and credentialing
Status • Priority courses for rig-based positions have been defined • Colleges are: • Creating and sharing entry-level course curricula • Cross-mapping course curricula to the IADC KSAs • Building courses upon KSA-defined core competencies + additional criteria colleges require • Industry partners are determining ways to support the effort 10 October 2013
Steps Forward • Accreditation for WADI training centers • An IADC testing database for trainees and industry personnel • IADC credentialing certificates for trainees
Pathway to Competency Credentialing Attraction IADC─Helping Building Competent Crews Development Performance /Behavior Competence Assessment Attraction
Questions? 17 July 2013 For more information, contact brenda.kelly@iadc.org