Tools for Enhancing Oil & Gas Workforce Competencies Brenda Kelly Senior Director – Program Development, IADC 10 October 2013

IADC – Catalyzing Improved Performance 10 October 2013 Catalyzing Improved Performance Enhancing Operational Integrity Championing Better Regulation Focusing on Members’ Critical Issues People Equipment Processes Liability Legislation Regulation

Members’ Critical People Issues 10 October 2013 PEOPLE ISSUES: Competence (skills) Credentials Attraction PEOPLE ISSUES: Competence (skills) Credentials Attraction Catalyzing Improved Performance Enhancing Operational Integrity Championing Better Regulation Focusing on Members’ Critical Issues People Equipment Processes Liability Legislation Regulation

IADC Initiatives & Programs KSA Project Competence Assurance WADI 10 October 2013

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) Project 10 October 2013

What are the KSAs? K nowledge ─ topics to comprehend S kills or A bilities to demonstrate, with suggested performance measures for each Intended to be baseline or “core” Available for free on the IADC web site 10 October 2013

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 October 2013

KSA Workgroups Quality, health, safety, and environment Marine operations Processes and proceduresTechnical maintenance Drilling operations – onshoreFacility management Drilling operations – offshoreRegulatory Subsea operationsCrane operations 10 October 2013

Workgroup Data Organ izer 10 October 2013 Competency Units Competency Elements PositionsCompetencies for Positions

10 October 2013 KSA Web Page for generating unique set of positional competencies

Confirm KSA Selections 10 October 2013

KSAs Generated for Deepwater Driller 10 October 2013

Customizing KSAs 10 October 2013

Competence Assurance Accreditation Program 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 10 October 2013 Verification Record Outcome Job Role Role Competency Profile Assess Feedback Outcome to Candidate Development Plan Feedback Outcome to Candidate Development Plan Candidate Competency Standards Management System Company Standards External Standards

Workforce Attraction & Development Initiative (WADI) 10 October 2013

What is WADI? 10 October 2013 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 10 October 2013 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 10 October 2013 Colleges: o work together to cross-map courses/programs (also cross-mapped to IADC KSAs) o build courses upon KSA-defined core competencies + additional criteria Colleges require o attract and pre-screen potential candidates o train and assess trainees o provide continuous improvement/educational opportunities for current employees

The WADI Model (cont’d.) 10 October 2013 Industry: o define priority positions for which to create courses o support development efforts o hire trainees o map standardize globally accepted pathways for career development to KSAs

The WADI Model (cont’d.) 10 October 2013 IADC: o facilitate and support all efforts o develop programs to attract new employees o build comprehensive assessment tool based on KSAs o provide credential o provide centralized and verifiable records of employee training and credentialing

Status 10 October 2013 Priority courses for rig-based positions have been defined Colleges are: o Creating and sharing entry-level course curricula o Cross-mapping course curricula to the IADC KSAs o 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 10 October 2013

Pathway to Competency 10 October 2013 Performance /Behavior Competence Assessment Development IADC─Helping Building Competent Crews Credentialing Attraction

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