Masters and High Level

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• Masters and High Level
• Training for the Oil, Gas
• and Energy Industry

Graeme A Slaven The Robert Gordon
University Aberdeen, Scotland
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UK Approach

• Extensive provision from UK providers
• Higher education
• Accredited training
• Specialist training
• Exportable and transferable
• Partnerships with and within the industry is
  vital
• Regarded as World Class
• internationally recognised qualification

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Background

• Dominated by North Sea Industry
• Nearly 40 years of activity
• Exceptional/challenging environment
• UK sought self-sufficiency in 10 years
• Had to establish British skilled workforce
  (remove reliance on US)
• Now exports British knowledge and skills around
  the world

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Characteristics

• The hallmark of UK provision today is
• An ability to incorporate recent advances in
  technologies and practices into courses
• An ability to adapt courses to reflect changing
  needs of the market
• A willingness to adopt and implement new
  practices e.g. distance and e-learning,
  flexibility of delivery
• An ability to meet industry requirements

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Industry Involvement

• Industry representation on course development
  committees
• Supply of materials
• case studies, equipment, software
• Industry provided lecturers
• Industry provided sponsorships
• Industry make specific requests for courses

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Range of Courses

• Engineering Science
• petroleum, reservoir, drilling, geo-physics,
  maintenance, design, mechanical, electrical,
  process etc. etc.
• Business and Management
• asset, project, leadership, international
  finance, economics, HRM
• Specialist offerings
• contract and trade law, environmental law, supply
  chain

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Delivery Collaboration

• Traditional approach
• class-based lectures
• Distance Learning
• online
• future opportunity
• emerging market
• Collaboration is desired
• joint programmes possible
• recognition of qualification important

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Conclusions

• POSITIVE attitude toward working with overseas
  partners
• Requires a spirit of mutual EXCHANGE
• For both UK and Brazil the opportunity to work
  together is NOW!

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