PIPELINER TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

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PIPELINER TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
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PTAP

• Developed by industry to assist operators and
  contractors in obtaining qualifications under DOT
  Operator Qualification rule set
• Industrys preferred method of assessment for
  liquid and gas pipelines
• Maximizes training dollars
• Identifies knowledge, skill, and qualification
  level
• Enhances career opportunities
• Improves pipeline industry image

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PTAP

• Program includes
• Contren Pipeline curriculum
• Skills assessments
• Performance verifications
• NCCER National Registry

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Contren Pipeline Curriculum

• Gas Pipeline Operations
• Liquid Pipeline Field Operations
• Liquid Pipeline Control Center Operations
• Pipeline Corrosion Control
• Pipeline Electrical Instrumentation
• Pipeline Maintenance
• Pipeline Mechanical
• Radiographic Testing of Pipeline Welds

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Performance Verifications

• Written and performance based
• Determine the knowledge or skill level relative
  to specific measurable task

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Available Formats

• Paper/Pencil
• Fax-in scoring, results in 30 minutes
• Web-based
• Results in 2 minutes

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Available Assessments

• Gas
• Gas Maintenance Technician
• Gas Pipeline Operations
• Abnormal Operating Conditions-Field
• Liquid
• Field Operations Technician
• Control Center Operations Technician
• Mechanical Pipeline Technician
• Abnormal Operating Conditions-Control Center
• Abnormal Operating Condition-Field
• Liquid and Gas
• Electrical and Instrumentation Pipeline
  Technician
• Corrosion Prevention Field Technician
  1-Installation
• Corrosion Prevention Field Technician
  1-Measurement
• Corrosion Prevention Field Technician 2
• Corrosion Prevention Field Technician 3
• Custom Pipeline Maintenance Technician
• NDT Radiographic Film Interpretation of Pipeline
  Welds
• Pipeline Maintenance Technician

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Performance Verifications

• Control Center Operations Technician
• Corrosion Prevention Field Technician 1
  Installation
• Corrosion Prevention Field Technician 1
  Measurement
• Corrosion Prevention Field Technician 2
• Corrosion Prevention Field Technician 3
• Electrical Instrumentation Pipeline Technician
• Field Operations Technician
• Gas Maintenance Technician
• Gas Pipeline Operations
• Mechanical Pipeline Technician
• Non-Destructive Testing Radiographic
  Interpretation of Pipeline Welds
• Pipeline Maintenance Technician

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National Registry
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National Registry

• Industry-recognized credentials in form of
  transcripts, wallet cards and certificates.
• Document successful completion of Contren
  curricula, written assessments, and performance
  verifications

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PTAP Partners

• Worlds leading education publisher of the
  Contren Learning Series.
• Primary trade association representing the oil
  and natural gas industry in the United States.
  Membership includes more than 400 corporations
  involved in all aspect of the oil and natural gas
  industry.
• Testing company focusing in construction
  licensing and certification assessment.
• Leader in the field of compliance records
  management, with over 15 years of experience and
  over three million training records under
  management.

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For More Information

• Visit www.nccer.org, click on Assessments
  tab
• NCCER at 352.334.0911 ext.115