Front Cover; Education and Training for the Oiland Gas Industry: Localising Oil and Gas Operations; Education and Training for the Oil and Gas Industry: Localising Oil and Gas Operations; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; JIM PLAYFOOT; SIMON AUGUSTUS; PHIL ANDREWS; Preface; Acknowledgements; About Getenergy Intelligence; 1 -- The Rationale for Localisation; 1.1 THE CONTEXT FOR LOCALISATION: A CENTURY IN THE MAKING; 1.2 WHAT DOES LOCALISATION MEAN IN THE 21ST CENTURY?; 1.3 THE BENEFITS OF LOCALISATION; 1.4 THE CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING LOCALISATION; 2 -- Understanding Localisation.

2.1 INTRODUCTION2.1.1 Understanding 'Localisation'; 2.1.2 The Life cycle of Localisation; Stage 1: Exploration and Asset Establishment; Stage 2: Production Stage; Stage 3: A Maturing Asset; 2.2 THE KEY COMPONENTS OF LOCALISATION; 2.3 THE 'WORKFORCE' COMPONENT; 2.3.1 Workforce: The Current Model; 2.3.2 Workforce: The Failures of the Current Model; 2.3.3 Workforce: What Would a Model/Approach Driven by Localisation Look Like?; 2.3.4 Workforce: How to Approach an Analysis of Workforce Localisation; Approach 1: Analysing the Number of Nationals Employed; Approach 2: Wages Paid to Nationals.

Approach 3: Nationals in ContractHow to Create a Gap Analysis and a Key Set of Objectives; 2.3.5 Workforce: Understanding the Need for Localisation in OFS Industry; 2.3.6 Workforce: Concluding Remarks; 2.4 THE SUPPLY CHAIN COMPONENT; 2.4.1 Supply Chain: The Current Model; 2.4.2 Supply Chain: Failures of This Approach; 2.4.3 Supply Chain: An Approach Driven by Localisation; 2.4.4 Understanding How We Measure Localisation in Terms of the Goods and Services That Are Needed to Support Oil and Gas Operations in Any Given Country; Classifying Local Suppliers.

Measuring Expenditure on Local Goods and ServicesMeasuring Supply Chain Local Content Through Number of Contracts Awarded; 2.4.5 Model for Implementing Supply Chain Localisation; 2.4.6 Supply Chain: What Would be the Benefits to Adopting a Strategic Approach to Localisation in Regard of the Oil and Gas Supply chain?; 2.4.7 Supply Chain: The Challenges/Barriers to Adopting a Localisation Approach for Local Procurement; 2.4.8 Supply Chain: Concluding Remarks; 2.5 EDUCATION AND TRAINING; 2.5.1 Introduction; 2.5.2 Education and Training: The Current Model.

2.5.3 Education and Training: Relevant Education and Training Trends2.5.4 Education and Training: What the New Localised Model for Education and Training Should Look Like; 2.5.5 Education and Training: Constructing the Model Education System for Localised Skills and Workforce Development; 2.5.5.1 The Model for TVET; 2.5.5.2 The Model for Higher Education; 2.5.6 Concluding Remarks; 2.6 GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION; 2.6.1 Governance and Regulation: Weaknesses in the Current Model; 2.6.2 Governance and Regulation: Making Governments Effective Localisation Partners.