ASET: Competence based Training & Assessment for the Oil & Gas Industry

Atholl S. Menzies – Chief Executive

• Commercial Subsidiary of Aberdeen College • Delivering Competence-based Training and

Assessment to the North Sea, UKCS and Overseas International oil & gas industries

• Over £10M investment in ASET’s new Academy

ASET International Oil & Gas Training Academy

• Over Thirty -thousand student registrations annually • ASET train between 150 – 200 personnel every day • Largest Approved Centre of Learning for UKCS

UOGITT’s Technician Apprenticeship Scheme • The highest accolade “Queens Anniversary Award”

Winners on two occasions • Chartered Mark of Excellence • British Safety Council Sword of Honour

Aberdeen College & ASET

• Oil and Gas Production & Maintenance (upstream & downstream)

• Oil and Gas Exploration • Marine (Including Radiotelephony) • Electrical & Hazardous Areas (Ex) • Health, Safety & Environment

Industry Sectors Supported

Technician competence based training & assessment (short & long courses, customised or standard)

Drilling and Well Intervention

Hazardous Areas (Ex Training)

Dynamic Positioning

HV/LV (utilising “live” electrical plant)

Semi-Submersible Stability and Ballast Control

Marine Operations of Self-Elevating platforms (Jack Ups)

Management of Major Emergencies / OIM assessment

Production Operations (live process plant and dynamic simulation)

Health and Safety training

Training Portfolios Includes

Competence based training and assessment in four disciplines:

• Process • Mechanical • Electrical • Instrumentation

Technician Training

• Higher National Diploma (HND) • Higher National Certificate (HNC) • National Certificate • Vocational Qualifications • Customised Long & Short Accredited Courses • Off-the-Shelf Long & Short Accredited Courses • Blended Learning • Train –the-Trainer

Curriculum and Qualifications

• Russia • France • Holland • Kuwait • UAE • Egypt • Oman • Qatar • Brazil • Germany • Nigeria • South Africa • Libya • Azerbaijan

• Australia • New Zealand • India • China • Japan • Singapore • Mexico • Canada • Poland • Norway • Bangladesh • Venezuela

Supporting Industry Wordwide

• Shell • BP • Chevron • AKER • Exxon Mobil • Total • ENI Group • Marathon • Kuwait Oil Companies • Qatar Gas • Wood Group

• Maersk • Senai / Petrobras • AMEC • PSN • Libyan NOC Companies • OMAN LNG • PDO OMAN • Petrofac • SBM • Noble Energy

Examples of Major Clients

ABCOL Oil and Gas Production Training Platform

Unique Marine Simulators used for practical exercises on DP, Stability, Jack-Up, FPSO and MME courses

Marine Department

Electrical Department

• Ex Hazardous Areas simulated plant

• Courses run to national standards; CompEx, Atex & City and Guilds

• HV/LV Switching

• Short Electrical Courses

High Voltage Department

Mechanical Workshops

New ASET OPITO Approved CRO & OIM Management of Major Emergencies Training Suites