Petrofac Project Management Academy to train oil and gas personnel in Asia Pacific

Petrofac Training Services, part of Petrofac, an international service provider to the oil and gas industry, and ESI International, a project management training company, have collaborated to establish the Petrofac Project Management Academy (PPMA).

The PPMA aims to provide high quality training with a project management focus to help provide the right skillsets for today’s large-scale, complex and technologically demanding oil and gas projects, which often feature multiple stakeholders and dynamic geographic and political characteristics. PPMA graduates will be trained to manage a wide range of issues, including potential risks, as well as budget and execution challenges. 

Source: Petrofac. Jones.

Personnel who are adept at collaboration, management and information sharing across the value chain to maximise cost-effectiveness and increase project execution certainty are in high demand to help plug the skills gap being left by a rapidly ageing and retiring workforce, especially in the Southeast Asian region, the two companies noted.

Paul Jones, Petrofac Training Services’ Country Manager for Singapore, said: “With oil and gas and petrochemical projects becoming larger and more challenging, inefficient planning and project delivery can dramatically impact an organisation’s bottom line. 

"Our in-depth knowledge of the critical issues faced in the industry and the skills required by today’s workforce to deal with them, coupled with ESI’s recognised project management training courses, provide the targeted approach needed to create rapid and sustainable improvement to the project management skills and productivity of our workforce. The convergence of these factors has created an increased demand for specialised training to increase productivity and efficiency, and reduce cost in project planning and delivery.”

Source: ESI. Haddad.

Raed Haddad, Managing Director for Asia Pacific, ESI International, said: “Against a testing industry backdrop where highly-skilled people are much sought-after, we are delighted to partner with such an industry leader as Petrofac to create an enhanced learning platform created especially for those in the oil and gas and petrochemical sectors. Petrofac Project Management Academy will fill an existing void in the industry by providing comprehensive training to related organisations across the region which will positively impact productivity, efficiency and cost.”

PPMA will provide customisable training modules and courses covering project management, business analysis, business skills and contract management at its Singapore training facility, or at client premises to minimise downtime.