Führende Vertreter aus dem Öl- und Gassektor Saudi-Arabiens eröffneten das vierte Ausbildungszentrum Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic (SPSP) in Dammam. Die Bildungseinrichtungen führen zweijährige Ausbildungen durch, in die praktische Anwendungen integriert sind.
Leading representatives from Saudi's oil and gas sector gathered in Dammam recently to launch the newest Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic (SPSP), the Construction and Drilling Training Center. Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz attended the inauguration, along with Eng. Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources; Dr Ali Nasir Al-Ghofais, Governor of TVTC and Khalid Al-Falih, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco.TQ Construction & Drilling Training Center in Dammam
The Construction and Drilling Training Center is the fourth SPSP to be opened in the Kingdom, with the original SPSP campus also located in Dammam, and other centers in Al Khafji and Rabigh. The Polytechnics are a joint initiative of the Saudi Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and Chevron, Saudi Arabia, Aramco Gulf Operations Company and Saudi Aramco. The SPSP colleges have been designed to provide training solutions specific to the oil and gas industries.
The Construction and Drilling Training Center will offer courses of two years' duration in crane operations, rigging, scaffolding and drilling, all of which combine an academic component with practical application. Short courses will also be on offer in the areas of health and safety, construction, drilling and management. The Center has a purpose-built training area complete with vessels, pipe-work and structures all designed for future riggers, scaffolders and heavy machinery operators to practice new skills in a realistic, but safely controlled environment.
TQ will supply the new Center with all academic and technical training, curriculum development, professional development for educators and support services. The internationally recognized qualifications available through the Center are accredited by TQ's parent company, Pearson.
Abdullah Al-Yami, Executive Director of SPSP, said they liaised closely with industry to develop the Center's programs, consulting with some of the Eastern Province's largest organizations, including Saudi Aramco.