UNCTAD
17th Africa OILGASMINE, Khartoum, 23-26 November 2015
Extractive Industries and Sustainable Job Creation
The Role of the Petroleum Training Center in the
Development of the Oil Sector Workforce in Sudan
By
Hamid Suliman,
Technical Training Manager, Petroleum Training Center, Sudan
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
the views of UNCTAD.
Republic of Sudan
Ministry of Petroleum & Gas
The Role of the Petroleum Training
Center in the Development of the Oil
Sector Workforce in Sudan
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Contents
Introduction
Facilities
Achievements
Activities
Future Prospects
Visitors
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About PTC
The PTC was inaugurated on 27 June 2000.
Petroleum Training Centre (PTC) is a
training, and consultancy institution
specialized in the sphere of petroleum and
Energy. It represents an arm of the
Sudanese Petroleum Corporation (SPC) for
attaining the development of human
resources and upgrading the performance
of the SPC workforce in particular, and the
petroleum Sector in general.
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PTC General Approach:
The General Training Approach of the PTC
is:
• Training activities are based and
geared
in
accordance
with
the
competency based training approach.
• PTC utilizes the services of the most
outstanding experts and institutions
worldwide.
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The PTC Interrelations
• Most of the national training centres in the
Sudan.
• PERMATA Institute of Malaysia.
• Arab Petroleum Training Institute - Iraq.
• The International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA).
• The United Nations Industry Development
Organization (UNIDO).
• Joint Effort Group- Jordan.
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The PTC Interrelations (continued)
• ENPI corporation, Egypt.
• Italian Institute for Petroleum.
• TRISTAR Corporation in Scotland.
• The French Institute for Petroleum. (INSP)
* Team International - Egypt
• British Institute for Petroleum (IP)
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PTC Major Clients
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PTC Training Rooms
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PTC Syndicate room
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PTC Computer Lab
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PTC Conference Hall
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PTC Engineering inspection lab
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PTC Welding workshop
PTC has a well
equipped
welding
workshop with
high technology
welding
machines.
Attached to the
workshop a
welding
simulator for
virtual training
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PTC Library
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Instructors & Trainees Residence Building:
AREA:
550 square
meters
CAPACITY:
20 Instructors
80 Trainees
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Training programs (2000 – 2015)
Year
Techn’l
IT
Finan’l &
Econ’c
Mgt.
Lang’s
Total
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
8
8
10
12
26
21
40
34
26
27
36
45
55
46
60
46
6
5
7
20
10
8
7
12
9
22
21
12
11
20
19
9
1
6
2
9
8
8
10
10
12
14
14
13
13
12
22
11
3
26
26
27
16
23
25
33
29
55
46
30
44
45
59
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
10
15
8
32
22
20
18
45
45
68
60
60
82
89
76
124
127
115
131
155
182
125
Total
500
198
526
113
1502
165
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Numbers of conducted training programs (2000 – 2015)
182
155
124
127
125
115
131
89
82
68
60
45
45
2001
2002
76
60
18
2000
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
No. of Participants (2000 – 2015)
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Year
Total
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
389
957
1163
1255
975
1410
1749
1626
1087
1975
1778
2399
1919
2295
2096
1388
Total
23073
Total Nos of Trainees /year
3000
2399
2500
2295
2096
1975
2000
No. of Trainees
1749
1919
1626
1778
1410
1500
1388
1255
1163
957
1000
1087
975
500
389
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
No. Experts & Trainers
(2000 – 2015)
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Year
National
Foreign
Total
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Total
10
44
54
52
22
38
23
50
30
50
57
45
48
96
124
110
853
17
18
22
22
46
39
81
68
57
93
80
79
98
64
58
15
857
27
62
76
74
68
77
104
118
87
143
137
124
146
160
182
125
1710
Nationally & Foreigner Trainers /year
140
124
120
93
79
60
54
68
52
39
44
40
18
17
22
22
22
64
57
57
50
50
46
38
0
96
80
81
80
20
110
98
100
58
45
48
30
23
15
10
National
Foreign
Workshops and Seminars conducted from 2002 to 2015
No. of Workshops and Seminars:
Mgt
Technical
Financial
IT
Total
28
12
1
1
42
No. of participants
SPC
Other companies
Total
469
1063
1532
No. of Instructors
National
Foreigner
Total
27
26
53
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START
Identification of
training needs
Compilation of requests and market
survey with consistency of Gov.
General Strategic objectives
Design content and programming
Training courses
Training Needs
Analysis
Needs
doable
Implementation of
training
Training Planning
The
possibility
of execution
NO
Promotion of programs Plan
Training content
evaluation
Review confirmation of the
participants
Environment Training
Evaluation
Search for
alternatives
NO
Is sufficient
nominations
YES
YES
Training
Evaluation
Program
Evaluate the program
Instructor
postponement
Evaluation of participants
YES
Send content to experts
to make the offer
NO
Select the program
coordinator
Reasonable
apologize
NO
Instructor
certified or
not
F
Is
Instructor
National
or foreign
YES
End of the
program
Recruitment
Instructor
measures
N
NO
Verification of
the Instructor's
qualifications
Review Instructor
evaluation in the
previous period
Instructor
suitable
for
Evaluated
average
more than
70%
implementation
YES
Included an Instructor
on record
under accreditation
Prepare
Training
Material
NO
Follow-up and control
program
YES
Select the program
Instructor
The program included in
the training plan
Key Map:
Small stage inside the transmission
Transition between the two phases
Optimization of the process sites
Implementation of optimization sites
Training Courses
Technical & Engineering.
Upstream Programs:
production
Exploration
and
Down
stream
Programs:
Refining,
transportation, storage and Receiving
Facilities
Welding and Engineering Inspection:(DT
& NDT)
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Training Courses
Management & planning.
Finance & Economics.
Environment & Safety.
Information Technology.
English & Chinese Languages.
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Non-Destructive Testing Training:
High Electrical Potential
• Radiography
Electrons
• Eddy Current
+
• Ultrasonic
X-ray Generator or
Radioactive Source
Creates Radiation
• Magnetic Particle
• Visual Testing
• Liquid Penetrant
Radiation
Penetrate
the Sample
Exposure Recording Device
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Non-Destructive Testing Training:
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Welding Training Courses
The welding training
programs are designed
to comply with IIW
requirements
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Welding Training Courses
PTC has started welding training courses since 2014.
SR
1
Course Title
Basics of Welding and
Metal Fabrication
No. of
Participants
8
3
4
Cutting and Welding for
Maintenance
MIG Welding - Basic
TIG Welding - Basic
10
10
5
SMAW - Basic
10
2
6
7
Fundamentals of
Welding
Fundamentals of
Welding
Total
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8
5
10
61
NDT & Welding Technical Services:
Also PTC started providing technical consultancy in the
field of NDT & welding since 2014.
SR
1
2
Client
Flame for Engineering &
Supplies
Eltyeb Abdullah Mohamed
3
Petrodar Operating Co.
4
Sudanese Pipelines Co.
5
Sudanese Pipelines Co.
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Services
Welders Qualification
Test
Sample Test
Welders Qualification
Test (WQT)
Welders Qualification
Test (WQT)
Welders Qualification
Test (WQT)
Languages Training(English + Chinese)
1- ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING
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Languages Training
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TRAINING Process:
Sit for
placement
test
Determine
the
participant
level
Complete
the General
English
levels
Participants
able to enroll
in any
Special
English
Courses
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING
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2. CHINESE LANGUAGE TRAINING:
With the growing relationship between the Sudan
and China, the need for Chinese language
training has become very explicit. The PTC with
assistance from CNPC started a Chinese
language training program as of February 2015.
The program is conducted in collaboration with
Confucius Institute of the University of Khartoum.
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Workshops and Seminars
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DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL TRAINERS:
The first group of Training of the Trainers Program
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Publications
A. Technical & Management
Publications
1- English-Arabic Dictionary of
Geophysical Terms
2- Oil & Gas: Formation,
Accumulation, and Migration
3- Oil & Gas: Environmental &
Climate Impact
4- Terms & Abbreviations in Oil
Industry
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Publications
B- Oil & Gas Magazine
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Future Plans:
Extend training services to countries in
the region.
Obtaining Accreditation from International
Certifying bodies (NDT, Welding, HSE,..etc)
Introducing E-Learning System for special
types of courses.
Completing phase II of the PTC training
services by setting up Technical workshops.
Introducing Leadership Training packages.
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Official Invitation
• Dear Conference Guests
• You are invited to visit us
in PTC to get more
familiar with our
facilities and capabilities.
• Our PR in the exhibition
will arrange transport for
you.
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