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Refinery Redesigns Critical Training in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

August 19, 2021
 |  Learning and Development
By 2020, many companies had already begun attempts to transition their training from face-to-face and add more e-learning and virtual delivery, but the COVID-19 pandemic hastened these companies to make their move with immediacy! Additionally, the industry’s financial health, used to previous highs and lows of economic cycles, faced an oil price de...
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Process Operator Simulators in High Demand

June 26, 2020
 |  PetroSkills News
Discover why people are investing in process operator simulators.
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PetroSkills Simulation Solutions Delivers First Virtual Simulator Course

June 18, 2020
 |  PetroSkills News
In May, PetroSkills Simulation Solutions delivered its very first series of virtual simulator courses. Learn about the virtual training process and hear from participants who took the course.
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US Natural Gas and Renewables - Part 3

February 1, 2020
 |  Tip of the Month
This tip of the month focuses on possible options for transportation fuels and how they compare in terms of reliability, cost and carbon footprint.
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US Natural Gas and Renewables - Part 2

January 1, 2020
 |  Tip of the Month
This tip of the month explores some of the current options being investigated to provide a clean energy solution in light of the global concerns over climate warming. Learn about viable energy sources other than wind and solar power.
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Investing in People: How to Quantify the Value of Competency Development

April 17, 2013
 |  Learning and Development
For all the emphasis placed on competency development, training budgets are almost always the first cut during any kind of down turn. For competency management to become more than a Human Resource Management fad it will have to demonstrate quantified financial return. This abstract outlines one approach to quantify the return on competency develo...
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