THE annual Oil and Gas Industry Project Management Mentoring Programme 2020 is to go ahead as an online event.
Fifteen mentees and 14 mentors from 17 oil and gas companies are taking part in the initiative which is co-ordinated by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB).
The eight-month programme allows qualified and experienced project practitioners to ‘mentor-forward’ and providing guidance to less experienced project professionals with the aim of accelerating their performance and careers.
They will continue to meet virtually on a regular basis until December.
To date, 65 participants have benefited, many of whom are working towards chartered status with professional bodies such as the Association for Project Management.
Chris Claydon, ECITB chief executive, said: “These are very challenging times for so many, including those working in the oil and gas sector which is once again facing huge difficulties and economic uncertainty in the months ahead due to the effects of this global pandemic.
“It is vital that we continue to support the industry through these difficult times and we were delighted that so many individuals applied to take part in this year’s programme. It requires a lot of commitment and hard work from both the mentor and the mentee; both sides learn a great deal, not just about the work they do, but also about themselves and their own ambitions.
“The ECITB is proud to support this and the other project management development programmes that the OPMSG is leading. The fact that we are now in our sixth year shows that the results speak for themselves.”
The companies taking part in this year’s programme are: Cephas Project Management, Churchill Drilling Tool (Rentals) Ltd, EnQuest, Neptune Energy, Oceaneering, Pearl Engineering Ltd, SafeSys Projects Ltd, Sealand Projects, Shell, Spirit Energy, Step Change Engineering, Stork, Subsea 7, Petrofac, Pro-Fection, TWMA and Worley.
