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BACKGROUND TO TRAINING PACKAGE DRT03
Competency
Standards and Qualifications Framework for the Australian drilling
industry are formally referred to as the Training Package for the
Drilling Industry.
The
development and review of the standards and qualifications has had
a high level of industry support, and is good news for both
companies and individuals. Nationally, over 1560 people
contributed directly to the development of the standards, on behalf
of an industry numbering approximately 39,000.
These
standards and the associated qualifications represent the
industry’s opportunity to recognise the skills, knowledge and
lifelong experience of personnel in all sectors of the industry and
award a qualification. Funding for the development and review
was provided by both the Commonwealth and industry.
The
standards were developed from industry contributed materials and
consultation, steered by a panel of industry personnel from each
sector, representing all the sectors, states and New Zealand. The
standards had to pass a rigorous national process involving
industry consultation in each state and the endorsement of state
& commonwealth departments of vocational education and
training.
Previously,
people with a lifetime’s experience couldn’t have any formal
recognition of it all. Additionally, the industry is
‘greying” and this is part of an industry-wide strategy to attract
and recognise new entrants to an unsung but strategic industry that
makes a major contribution to the national in tough circumstances.
The Australian drilling industry is the internal leader
in all its sectors. We have taken the initiative of having
drilling industry qualifications negotiated as common across
Australia and New Zealand, the first industry to do so.
The
qualifications are made up by combining standards that are common
to all sectors, with standards that are sector-specific, and
standards which describe the skills and knowledge required for a
range of methods of drilling. This is a deliberate industry
strategy to assist individuals to move from sector to sector as
times and interests change, and to enable companies to readily
employ them.
In November
2003, the Training Package Review was completed and the standards
endorsed by the national and state training authorities, and state
and federal Ministers of Vocational Education and Training.
The Training Package for the drilling Industry is called
DRT03. Since November 2004, only DRT03 qualifications have
been issued.
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