Tim Mizen, Head of Special Project.

 

–       How many years have you been working in ATC?

–       One and a half years – before this I worked for 2 years at KPO Aksai as training and development manager.

–       What is your current position and obligations? 

–       I am the Head of Special Projects training-I am responsible for the design, delivery and evaluation of all training taking place at ATC, this includes both the Foundation and technical training paths. I am also the deputy to the ATC Manager and act in his absence.

–       Is there any innovation in the educational programs for SP4? 

–       For Foundation we have integrated BDK and Basic Oil into the English language curriculum for the first time-so as to gradually introduce trainees to studying technical subjects in English.  This will also reduce the length of the overall training.   We also have introduce team based projects (such as this newspaper)and put WiFi and internet access for all trainees.  We have introduced the Shell Global Technician competence frameworks as the basis of the course structure for technical training.  This means all TSP-3 training material was revised to bring it into line with the new Competence model.  We also took the opportunity to try and make the material more Kashagan specific, as the plant construction is progressing and ‘First Oil’ Is planned for the end of 2012.  For OJT in TSP-4 we expect the vast majority of it to take place in the Kashagan field-there will be precomissioning activities going on and trainees will not have to go overseas to different plant and facilities as was the case for pervious groups.  The other big difference , of course, is that all trainees in TSP-4 are being prepared for jobs with NCPOC - the company who will be responsible for all Production Operations after first Oil.  This means that OJT will be managed by NCPOC and not AGIP.

–       Is there any major lesson learned from mistakes with previous SPs (if there were any)? 

–       We have allocated trainees to disciplines from their recruitment – in TSP-3 this happened after English language classes and resulted in some disappointment for some trainees.  We have also shortened the technical training preparation between Foundation and technical training path (Transition) so as to get trainees into their jobs as soon as possible.  We put a lot of effort into getting the right trainees at the very beginning by testing and interviewing them in detail.

–       What objects did previous SPs have practice on? (In Italy, Nigeria, Congo, India, England) 

–       I cannot explain what exactly trainees were doing at each location.  However they were working under supervision of ECU mentors at various plants and processing facilities.  The idea was to achieve the required competences before taking up positions in AGIP.  This was because at this time there was no plant or facilities at Kashagan.  As noted above when TSP-4 finish technical training and start On the Job training (~second quarter 2012, depending on training path) they will do their OJT at Samal or Karabatan or offshore on D Island.

–       Who was responsible for their on-job-training in ATC? 

–       AGIP P&M department inn liaison with ENI Corporate University (ECU).