about the aditc

What is the Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Ltd (ADITC Ltd)

The Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Ltd is a not-for-profit Australian industry body, with both public and private representation from all industry sectors, and unions. ADITC Ltd fully and formally represents all sectors of the Drilling Industry, as follows.

• Blast Hole
• Environmental
• Foundation
• Geotechnical
• Geothermal
• Horizontal Directional
• Mineral Exploration
• Mineral Production
• Raiseboring
• Oil & Gas Drilling - Off Shore
• Oil & Gas Drilling - On Shore
• Seismic
• Trenchless Technology
• Waterwel

Who Are We?

The Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Ltd Board and Full Committee are formed from the formally–proposed Representative Membership of the Chairmen or Presidents of all major industry associations and bodies in the drilling industry, and Ordinary Members at the most senior level of industry.
The Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Ltd was formed by industry in 1978, and developed into its current form in 1983, with the responsibilities of analysis, research and advice on all industry training matters. It is also responsible for steering skills development, levels of competency and the qualifications structure for the industy.

In the national vocational training arena, the following bodies hold membership of the Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee:

• Australasian Contaminated Lands Consultants Association
  encompassing Environmental Drilling
  Membership:all major consulting firms in the field. Not open to individuals.
• Australian Drilling Industry Association,
  encompassing Mineral Production, Mineral Exploration, Blast Hole, Raiseboring, Horizontal Directional, Water Well, Geothermal, Geotechnical, Seismic and Environmental Drilling
  Membership: over 600 contractor drilling companies; additionally manufacturers; consultants
• Australasian Society for Trenchless Technology,
  encompassing Horizontal Directional and Trenchless Technology
• Federation of Piling and Foundation Specialists,
  encompassing Foundation / Construction Drilling and Piling
  New body founded 2002: 28 members
• International Association of Drilling Contractors – Australasian Chapter,
  encompassing Oil and Gas Drilling - Off Shore, Oil and Gas -Onshore Drilling and Geothermal Drilling
  Membership: all onshore and offshore drilling contractors working in the sector in Australia
• the National Groundwater Committee of COAG,
  encompassing Waterwell drilling and groundwater management – an Australia/New Zealand government body

• the Australian Workers Union

   

All industry associations and bodies with strategic interest in the drilling industry in Australia have been invited to join the Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Ltd.

Virginia Hilliard is the Chief Executive Officer, and Susan Lovejoy is the Office Manager.

Nature of Work

The Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Ltd is an industry body which has been responsible for the management of the competency standards and qualifications across all sectors of the industry and relevant research services for the industry. We perform the advisory role of an industry advisory body on behalf of the drilling industry by interacting with government education and training authorities, at federal and state level.

Additionally, the organisation also provides services to drillers' licensing, and the delivery, assessment and recording of training relevant to the industry. It is our responsibility to retain records of qualification issue for the industry.

Our funding is derived from industry donation, delivery of charged services and management and consultancy fees for carrying out relevant projects for either industry or government parties.

Virginia Hilliard is the Chief Executive Officer, and Susan Lovejoy is the Office Manager.

What Do We Do?

• We do three main things: We advise both government and industry: In its role as an industry consultant, the ADITC gets input from its industry representatives, all of whom are leaders in their various fields of expertise, and from its other contacts in the industry. We use this information to represent the drilling sector in getting appropriate government services for industry, and to feed back information about those services to our industry sector.
• We provide advice to government on technical issues and industry training requirements.
• We audit industry training in drilling to make sure that standards of training and assessment set by the industry, and agreed by government, are me

We also provide a range of training services and products: The ADITC has undertaken both training and consulting projects for all sectors of industry throughout Australia and worldwide. We developed and administer the industry recognised DICAT External Study Programme for driller training. We conduct face-to-face training programmes, designed to suit the specific requirements of the client, including the drilling industry, mining companies, government departments, geologists and engineers, universities, TAFE colleges and Schools of Mines in universities.
We write and sell industry technical reference publications. We have also developed most of the reference texts and training courses accepted by the drilling industry, and presented face-to-face training programmes to industry by trained trainers. We develop specialised training courses.

More Information?

Contact ADITC if you have any question on drilling industry training matters or products.

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