SPECIALIZED TRAINING NEEDED FOR OFFSHORE OIL & GAS JOBS
October 4, 2004 for immediate release
The University of Northern British Columbia today released An Education and Training Needs Assessment for the Oil and Gas Sector, the third in a series of publications about BC offshore oil and gas.
The UNBC-funded report, initiated and produced by Northwest Community College (NWCC), researched career and business opportunities associated with offshore oil and gas. It then recommended how NWCC can meet the expected education and training needs.
"In order for positive economic and entrepreneurial benefits to flow from potential offshore oil and gas exploration, local people will have to ensure they are trained and prepared to take advantage of opportunities," said Beth Davies, NWCC's Vice-President, Education and Student Support
"The very specialized skills, talents and trades demanded by the offshore oil and gas industry tend to lead to the importing of a highly-skilled, highly-mobile workforce unlikely to settle here and help build communities for the long term," said Norman Dale, Program Manager with UNBC's Northern Coastal Information and Research Program (NCIRP). "NWCC and others can help ensure action is taken to challenge this otherwise strong tendency. Doing so could lead to significantly better outcomes for local people and local economies."
This research report is the third in the NCIRP series, UNBC Community-Collaborative Studies on British Columbia Offshore Oil and Gas. NCIRP is a program of UNBC's Northern Land Use Institute. Funding was provided by the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Copies of An Education and Training Needs Assessment for the Oil and Gas Sector, as well as other NCIRP publications, can be downloaded from www.unbc.ca/nlui/ncirp or ordered at cost from Peggy Crough: fax (250) 960-5545 email croughp@unbc.ca
The University of Northern British Columbia today released An Education and Training Needs Assessment for the Oil and Gas Sector, the third in a series of publications about BC offshore oil and gas.
The UNBC-funded report, initiated and produced by Northwest Community College (NWCC), researched career and business opportunities associated with offshore oil and gas. It then recommended how NWCC can meet the expected education and training needs.
"In order for positive economic and entrepreneurial benefits to flow from potential offshore oil and gas exploration, local people will have to ensure they are trained and prepared to take advantage of opportunities," said Beth Davies, NWCC's Vice-President, Education and Student Support
"The very specialized skills, talents and trades demanded by the offshore oil and gas industry tend to lead to the importing of a highly-skilled, highly-mobile workforce unlikely to settle here and help build communities for the long term," said Norman Dale, Program Manager with UNBC's Northern Coastal Information and Research Program (NCIRP). "NWCC and others can help ensure action is taken to challenge this otherwise strong tendency. Doing so could lead to significantly better outcomes for local people and local economies."
This research report is the third in the NCIRP series, UNBC Community-Collaborative Studies on British Columbia Offshore Oil and Gas. NCIRP is a program of UNBC's Northern Land Use Institute. Funding was provided by the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Copies of An Education and Training Needs Assessment for the Oil and Gas Sector, as well as other NCIRP publications, can be downloaded from www.unbc.ca/nlui/ncirp or ordered at cost from Peggy Crough: fax (250) 960-5545 email croughp@unbc.ca
