Education And Training For The Oil And Gas Industry Building A Technically Competent Workforce Custom

"This book highlights workforce and technical training required by a demanding and growing need of oil and gas companies in the Permian Basin. It focuses on the alignment of workforce training to develop specific skill sets, joining workers with companies, vendors, and community through workforce training"--

Assess Center, by ÒRiverForestÓ, focuses on delivering ÒAssessment SolutionsÓ customized to Business Owner managed entrepreneurial organizations. Solution 01 Ð Talent Assessments Ð Talent Management and Engagement Solution 02 Ð Recruitment Assessments Ð Effective Hiring Strategies Solution 03 Ð Competency Assessments Ð Competency Mapping & Capability Drivers Solution 04 Ð Culture Assessments Ð Alignment, Assimilation and Institutionalization Solution 05 Ð Career and Succession Assessments Ð Leadership Pipeline Building Solution 06 Ð Performance Assessments Ð Scorecard Based Performance Metrics.

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World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolu­tion, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work. Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence is already all around us, from supercomputers, drones and virtual assistants to 3D printing, DNA sequencing, smart thermostats, wear­able sensors and microchips smaller than a grain of sand. But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development. Imagine “smart factories” in which global systems of manu­facturing are coordinated virtually, or implantable mobile phones made of biosynthetic materials. The fourth industrial revolution, says Schwab, is more significant, and its ramifications more profound, than in any prior period of human history. He outlines the key technologies driving this revolution and discusses the major impacts expected on government, business, civil society and individu­als. Schwab also offers bold ideas on how to harness these changes and shape a better future—one in which technology empowers people rather than replaces them; progress serves society rather than disrupts it; and in which innovators respect moral and ethical boundaries rather than cross them. We all have the opportunity to contribute to developing new frame­works that advance progress.