Cullen College of Engineering Meeting the Challenge: Next Generation Professional Energy Workforce Development 4/28/05 November 3, 2005 Ali Daneshy, Director Petroleum Engineering Program University of Houston Energy Workforce Development Conference Global Energy Management Institute Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

Cullen College of Engineering 2 Energy Technical Manpower Supply It is broken!! How do we fix it

Cullen College of Engineering 3 Essence of The Globalization Challenge Innovation -- critical to long term business viability Technical innovation -- key to competitiveness Skilled leadership – key to successful execution of innovation Traditional “learn-as-you-go” too slow for today’s speed-of-change “Value-Add” = Innovation = Discovery Development Implementation

Cullen College of Engineering 4 Key to Effective Mobilization: a Strong Skilled Workforce Development Pipeline Greater throughput at every stage Greater flow through CC’s into universities Greater movement into energy-related disciplines Next generation global competitiveness skills throughout pipeline Must achieve:

Cullen College of Engineering 5 High-Valued Interface Accelerators High School Community College Industry University Internship

Cullen College of Engineering Petroleum Engineering Program at University of Houston Aligning curricula with careers

Cullen College of Engineering 7 PE Internship Program Attract top quality engineering students into the PE program Provide an early link between these students and oil and gas companies in the Houston metropolitan area Provide financial assistance to students Offer industry high quality potential future employees Enlarge the pool of talent available for employment in the oil and gas industry

Cullen College of Engineering 8 Program Structure The internship is offered to all engineering students starting at Junior level Students get a BS in the original field of engineering and then continue to earn an MS degree in Petroleum Engineering. Students finish the MS requirements one year after the BS degree

Cullen College of Engineering 9 Benefits Students get $12,000./year internship support in return for 10 hrs work/wk and commitment for full time paid summer work Students tailor their education to fit their employment opportunities, thus becoming more marketable Companies get better prepared students Both industrial partners and students agree on working hours and conditions Opportunity for companies to identify available talent early, and for students to select a good place to work.

Cullen College of Engineering 10 Petroleum Engineering Program Role Enhance the quality and quantity of engineering talent available to Houston oil and gas community Align student curriculum with career needs Train the students with the latest industry practices Facilitate greater link between industry and U of Houston

Cullen College of Engineering 11 Highly Incentivized Program Fulltime Employment with Industrial Sponsor

Cullen College of Engineering 12 Thanks you Michael!