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<strong>Essential</strong> <strong>Skills</strong> and the Northern Oil and Gas Workforce Final Report and Resource Guide<br />

Cultural Understanding<br />

• Southern Bias Toward Northerners<br />

• Northern Bias Toward Southerners<br />

• Aboriginal Culture<br />

• Pipeline Culture<br />

• Tolerance<br />

• Understanding<br />

• Accommodation<br />

• Owner Expectations<br />

Safety<br />

• Industry Standardization<br />

• Utilization of Distance Learning<br />

• Modular<br />

Pipeline Specific<br />

• Permanent Locations Across Canada<br />

• Distance Learning<br />

• Mobility in Most Instances<br />

• True Pipeliner…Combines State of The<br />

Art Training and Experience on the Job<br />

• Indenture…Apprenticeship…Journey<br />

Person<br />

• Four Craft Unions With Individual<br />

Specialties<br />

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Who does What…<br />

• United Association<br />

• International Union of Operating<br />

Engineers<br />

• Laborers’ International Union of North<br />

America<br />

• Teamsters Canada<br />

• Pre-construction Preparation<br />

• Understanding the Timeline<br />

Pre-construction Preparation<br />

• Identification of Specific Jobs<br />

• Determination of Required <strong>Skills</strong><br />

• Selection of Northern Candidates<br />

– Interest<br />

– Aptitude<br />

– <strong>Skills</strong> Assessment<br />

• Individualized Training Plan<br />

• Identify Delivery Agencies<br />

• Training Locations<br />

• Coordination Responsibility<br />

Best Practices<br />

• Hire Experienced and Qualified People<br />

• Utilize Workers in Jobs You Know They<br />

Can Handle<br />

• Identify People With and Without<br />

Appropriate <strong>Skills</strong> in Advance of<br />

Construction<br />

• ALL Workers Should Attend Cross-<br />

Cultural Training<br />

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