Overview
The British Columbia Oil and Gas Education and Training Consortium is a partnership between government and industry to develop a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach to B.C.’s training strategy for this sector.
Northern Lights College plays a key role as one of the education partners. The government will add 250 new seats by 2010 to Northern Lights College.
Oil and Gas Training Programs
The Oil and Gas Development Strategy provides funding to support oil and gas training programs to increase the number of British Columbia residents trained for and employed by the oil and gas industry.
Oil and Gas Training and Education Consortium
The Oil and Gas Education and Training Consortium provides advice and recommendations to the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources in developing a strategy for training workers for B.C.’s oil and gas industry.
This provincial strategy will identify potential skills shortages and develop recruitment, retention and training programs that will encourage the oil and gas industry to invest for the long term in B.C. The initial priority of the consortium is to address the skills training and labour needs for the exploration and production of conventional reserves in the northeast region of B.C.
The consortium draws its membership from senior-level representatives from the following groups:
Oil and Gas Industry Associations/Organizations
 Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors
Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
Energy Services BC
Fort Nelson Chamber of Commerce
Major corporations (on advice from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers)
Petroleum Services Association of Canada
Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada
Small Explorers and Producers Association of Canada
Aboriginal Community Representation
North East Native Advancing Society
Métis Nation British Columbia
Educators
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Northern Lights College
University of Northern British Columbia
Regional school districts (one representative)
Provincial Government
Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Industry Training Authority of British Columbia
Oil and Gas Education and Training in British Columbia: Planning Today for Tomorrow's Prosperity
This report contains recommendations from the B.C. Oil and Gas Education and Training Consortium to the ministers of Advanced Education and Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. These recommendations outline a comprehensive approach to education and training to meet industry's human resource needs. Government is reviewing the report and will respond within the context of the provincial energy plan.
News Releases
Ministry
NEW $12-MILLION CENTRE TO BOOST OIL AND GAS TRAINING
February 4, 2005
GOVERNMENT FORECASTS NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION INCREASE
June 7, 2004
250 NEW COLLEGE SEATS, OIL AND GAS TRAINING BENEFIT NORTH
May 14, 2004
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