Running an International Techical College
SOTS Course Centre has successfully taken part in a number of projects abroad providing services in consultancy, training of personnel, presentation of Internet based concepts, and setting up educational structures. Our international projects include:
Nation(s)
Project Outline
Project Document
Azerbaijan
The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan together with The Foundation Rogaland Training and Education Centre (RKK) in Norway are cooperating to develop and strengthen vocational education and training in Azerbaijan. The grant is for a period of three years, from 2015 to 2017.
Brazil
On the Job Training program developed for skills and competencies development in Brazilian oil and gas industry.
Brazil
The aim of the partnership between ETERJ and SOTS was development of the Derrickman course for locals who wish to join the oil and gas market.
Equatorial Guinea
Education of locally employed personnel from Equatorial Guinea within the area of industrial processes.
European Union
A Europe based project involving Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Italy and Norway to assess the use of online distance learning in connection with oil spill crisis management.
Faroe Islands
Building up local expertise in well engineering on the Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands
Iceland
Greenland
Establishment of innovative network of quality within oil & gas education and training.
International
Online learning program developed to provide training to drilling technicians. Technical College Petroleum (TCP) net-based Technology.
South Africa
The purpose of the Joint Venture between SAMTRA and SOTS Course Centre was to establish the terms for a mechanism to enable training and education for the oil and gas industry in South Africa and the countries of Sub Sahara.
South Africa
Establishment of a training and education framework within specialized oil and gas industry.
South Africa
Every year one 20-foot container full of used bicycles is being sent by Stavanger Offshore Technical College to The Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN) in Cape Town. SOTS started this initiative in school year 2011-2012.
Sudan
Sudan
Training program set up in cooperation with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PTIL), Climate and Pollution Agency (KLIF) and PETRAD.
Vietnam
Training Programme for Welding, Machining, Service & Maintenance and Petrochemical Laboratory.
SOTS Course Centre, with a staff of 15, has around 2000 participants annually in a range of courses and programmes for continuing professional development. The Course Centre has a wide range of workshops and laboratories. The Safety Centre offers courses in offshore, navigation and land-based operations.
Courses:
- are provided by highly skilled teaching staff and professionals from the College and the oil/gas and safety industries,
- can be tailored within our expertise areas of training and education to suit the client’s specific requirements,
- are given using up-to-date equipment in modern facilities,
- are IMO and OLF approved,
- have DNV and Norwegian certification,
- have Norwegian Maritime Directorate and Oil Operators Union approval.
Technical College Petroleum (TCP) is Net-based learning (International). Read more here.
