Jim Maguire

WAPMITC Executive Officer, Jim Maguire, explained that the pilot program was targeted specifically at indigenous students, in a bid to encourage them into process manufacturing within the oil and gas industry.

"The main goal of this program is to have more indigenous youth engaged in viable employment career pathways, and hopefully several of this pilot group will end up enjoying successful careers in the broader processing industry, particularly in the oil and gas sector," he said.

"By combining learning in the classroom and nationally-recognised training and industry experience, we are equipping these young Australians with skills that are sought after around the world."

The students will initially attend two days per week at ACEPT for a 10 week block, after which they will revert to training over one day a week with their practical work experience component starting in September.

"At this stage we plan to arrange work placements with either nominated Woodside contractors or service providers, nominated companies who are members of APPEA, and employers from the current SMYL employer database who are engaged in some aspects of process operations," Jim continued.

"The main goal of this program is to have more Indigenous youth engaged in viable employment career pathways, and hopefully several of this pilot group will end up enjoying successful careers in the broader processing industry, particularly the oil and gas sector" said Jim Maguire, WAPMITC Executive Officer. He went on to add, "By combining learning in the classroom and nationally recognised training and industry experience, we are equipping these young Australians with skills that are sought after around the world".

Jim Maguire (left) and Don Sanders at the Adelaide seminar last week.
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Fellow tour presenter, Jim Maguire, Executive Officer of the WA Process Manufacturing Industry Training Council, said today: "It has been encouraging to be inundated by Adelaide and Melbourne delegates wanting to know how students can enter post-secondary training that will prepare them for a technical or professional career pathway in the petroleum industry."

"With assistance from the ACS seminar sponsoring companies Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Santos and Woodside, APPEA has presented a dynamic visual expose of the many and varied career opportunities in the oil and gas industry to around 50 advisers at each session," he said.

Jim Maguire

Jim Maguire