After SP1 graduated ATC, the future of SP was behind big lockers. There were dozens of gossips about the future of SP. Eventually in 2005 Agip KCO started recruitment of SP2. As in the first SP, Agip KCO advertised their invitation for test in The National Magazine. 229 candidatures were picked out for training. 150 trainees finished their study with success, 70 were terminated and 9 were transferred to the Well Operation.

 

Disciplines

Despite the previous SP’s diversity, SP-2 had only one discipline Process Operators. If the first trainees were recruited for supervisors and engineers positions, SP-2 trainees were recruited for process operator position. These changes made up within long-term strategy of the company.

 

The Course

The course itself represented improved and specified course for process operators. Many things had changed since the first program. For instance, English Language Courses were prolonged due to the lack of the time to gain all necessary knowledge. Transition Course was shortened and new didactic materials implemented in it. Technical course was constantly improving due to the extracted information on the Kashagan field. This information enabled the introduction of new courses. The courses overall were shortened and simplified.

 

Facilities

With the development of new technology equipment in the workshops in ATC were gradually replaced. Also new software was used instead of old one’s. New simulators of technical processes were purchased, which enabled trainees to get better understanding of processes.

The trainees of SP-2 also went to different facilities and plants all over the world. The knowledge they acquired helped them in their future career.