Degrees in Petroleum Geology and Exploration Geophysics at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, have been accredited. The accreditation visit was undertaken by Peter Styles and Bill Gaskarth (picture, left) who recommended acceptance after seeing the excellent facilities at the University. The University is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and they are pleased to achieve accreditation as part of their celebrations. Our congratulations are offered to Professor Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani and his staff. The Department has strong links with Saudi ARAMCO and oil related companies where graduates readily achieve employment.
The students of the Department entered the Imperial Barrel Award competition for the first time last year and won the Middle East section. In the worldwide final they came third. This year they have again won their area section and are competing in the final in California.
COMPANY TRAINING
The Society, through the Professional Committee, launched a scheme in 2011 to Accredit Company Training Programmes, replacing the previous ‘Endorsement’ of these programmes. The scheme is designed to help candidates with their applications for Chartership by working with companies to monitor career and skills development. Under the scheme candidates will be advised as to their eligibility and readiness for Chartership, allowing earlier application and assisting in successful applications.
The training programme of Gammon Construction (Hong Kong) was assessed by a panel from the Professional Committee and Accreditation and has now been accepted. We look forward to a steady stream of Gammon trainees joining the Society and achieving Chartered status.
Accreditation is part of the natural progression of the Society’s plans for the support of the profession. The Accreditation Scheme has been well received and a number of other companies (both in the UK and in Hong Kong) have expressed an interest in applying.
- Information about the Society’s scheme can be gained from the Society’s website under Chartership and Professional or by contacting the Chartership Officer ([email protected]).
- Scrutineers’ Day took place on 23 March 2012. Some 23 Scrutineers attended the day in Burlington House. Many had already attended a previous training day and were there for a ‘refresher’. Bill Gaskarth’s full report of the day can be found online attached to this story.