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Industry training kicks off in 2012

Wed, 8 February 2012 Industry training provider PIPEd has announced its schedule of pipeline-related training courses for 2012.

APIA pipeline engineer training survey launched

Wed, 8 February 2012 The Australian Pipeline Industry Association has launched a survey to assess the pipeline industry’s training needs as part of Stage 2 of its Pipeline Engineer Training Project.

APIA to assess training needs of pipeline engineers

Wed, 2 November 2011 APIA is currently contacting its members and relevant organisations to complete an email survey in order to assess the training needs of pipeline engineers as part of Stage 2 of its Pipeline Engineer Training Project.

APIA to conduct pipeline engineer training survey

Wed, 19 October 2011 As part of Stage 2 of its Pipeline Engineer Training Project, APIA will be surveying the Australian pipeline industry about its needs for training pipeline engineers.

Training the future of Australia’s oil and gas industries

Romea is providing nationally-recognised funded Certificate III and Certificate IV traineeships in the oil and gas transmission and gas distributions industries in all Australian states and territories.

Training the future in pipelines

One of the most important initiatives embarked upon by APIA over the last few years has been its Pipeline Engineer Training Project, which has been directed by APIA Project Manager Chris Harvey.

Landmark projects ensure lucrative careers are in the pipeline

The culmination of infrastructure works across Australia for mining and resources, coupled with landmark projects scheduled in Queensland over the next two decades, will create high demand for specific technical skills. Although lucrative job opportunities for pipeline professionals will be on offer, many of these projects are in unchartered territory for Australia.

Challenge the skills shortage through training

In a time when skills shortages are an increasing concern, Competency Training offers a solution in the form of a number of courses aimed at up-skilling and cross-training personnel to join the pipeline industry.

WPM adopts social recruitment methods

WPM Consulting has embraced social media as a tool for locating potential candidates and strengthening relationships in the resource sector.

NSW’s young pipeliners prepare for an action-packed 2011

The New South Wales YPF Committee has come off an exciting 2010 which saw young pipeliners take part in a number of site visits, including manufacturing plants as part of the Gang at the ’Gong tour, and a visit to the Young Compressor Station. The group also heard from experienced industry professionals such as Jonathon de Vos from UEA, who explained horizontal directional drilling (HDD) techniques, and Chris Harvey, who outlined the need for APIA’s Pipeline Engineering Training Program.

YPFers off to the JTM

As in 2009, APIA has joined with the Australian Gas Industry Trust to offer four scholarships for young people to attend the 18th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research in San Francisco, USA, from 16–20 May 2011, and participate in an extended visit to pipeline and gas industry-related entities and companies in the USA and Canada.

Robinson ready to tackle key training issues with APIA

Wed, 13 October 2010 Oil Search Executive General Manager of Operations Richard Robinson is excited to bring his experience in the pipeline industry to the key projects currently at the heart of the APIA Board’s work. Here, he talks to The Australian Pipeliner about his work in the pipeline industry, and reveals how those experiences are set to shape key training and innovation projects during his tenure as APIA Treasurer.

Virtual welding simulator designed for GenY

Mon, 13 September 2010 Fronius has released a virtual welding training simulator designed to teach Generation Y welding apprentices manual skills by tapping into their experience with computer and console games.

Robinson ready to tackle key training issues with APIA

Oil Search Executive General Manager of Operations Richard Robinson is excited to bring his experience in the pipeline industry to the key projects currently at the heart of the APIA Board’s work. Here, he talks to The Australian Pipeliner about his work in the pipeline industry, and reveals how those experiences are set to shape key training and innovation projects during his tenure as APIA Treasurer.

Austracks 4WD Driver Training works on Telfer Gas Pipeline

Newcomers to the pipeline industry, Austracks 4WD Driver Training was certainly put to the test on the recent Telfer Pipeline Project.

MOXI leads the way with PMA02 competencies

MOXI is the first national private training provider that has gained accreditation to deliver and assess all competencies contained within the PMA02 Training Package, from Certificate I through to Diploma level.

Improving skills in the pipeline industry rests with all of us

Finding the right people for a project is difficult, especially when demographics show that there are few out there, particularly those with 10 – 15 years experience. Training people who are either new to the industry or who have been around for a while is also hard work, taking effort, money, time and attention. It is up to all of us in the industry to do something about recruiting pipeliners as well as training them, now that we have identified these issues as concerns.

Peter Norman Personnel: helping the pipeline industry develop its talent pool

Peter Norman Personnel is in the unique position of being the confidant of both the companies needing employees and candidates needing work. The company aims to be the flange that brings both the pipeline of supply and the pipeline of demand together - and ideally both pipelines will be the same size.

PIPEd training program a great success

The first in a series of training programs provided by PIPEd was deemed a huge success by attendees.

Establishing a sustainable talent pool

Oil and gas companies are often confronted with a lack of perfectly matched applicants for specific jobs, but working closely with recruiters can help.

Skills and training: the magic bullet?

All across Australia people are talking about skills and training – its the proverbial BBQ stopper. Acutely felt in engineering and trades the issue has continuing prominence in the pipeline industry with asset sales, mergers, acquisitions and changing owner/operator models all adding to the complexity of the problem.

Trenchless Technology boom - get on board!

In increasingly crowded urban environments, and as concerns regarding environmental impacts grow, when it comes to installing and rehabilitating underground infrastructure, in many cases Trenchless Technology is not just an option – it’s a necessity.

Romea Consulting - training Australia’s A-List

Romea is a specialist pipeline training organisation with clients that operate and maintain over 60 per cent of the total length of oil and gas pipelines in Australia.

Wilson People Management sees recovery in people power

Contracting and executive recruitment company Wilson People Management believes it can now look optimistically beyond the economic doom and gloom to recovery, as major projects in the oil and gas, mining and defence industries come onstream across Australia.

All aboard APIA’s training program

The unique nature of the Australian pipeline industry means a specific approach is needed toward training for pipeline engineers working in the country. The Australian Pipeline Industry Association, with Chris Harvey as Project Manager, is designing a training program that is complementary to the requirements of AS2885 and the particular geographic and economic conditions of the Australian industry.