Shale Gas Training
PEC Premier Safety Training Offered Monthly
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Registration for ShaleNET training -- NOW OPEN Roustabout program starting March 5, 2012. |
Job Outlook
The drilling of a single well requires 400 people working in nearly 150 occupations. 47% of a well's workforce consists of jobs that do not require a 4-year degree: general labor (20%), heavy equipment operators (17%), and commercial driver's license on- and off-road truckers (10%). Source: www.shaleNET.org
Training
Training programs directly related to skills required for jobs in the natural gas drilling industry will be offered at Eastern Gateway.
| Drilling Operations | Health & Safety |
| Floor Hand | PEC Basic Orientation |
| Production Technician | PEC Core Compliance |
| Reporting Technician | SafeLandUSA |
| Roustabout | SafeGulf |
| Welding | |
| Environmental Science | Water Transport/Management |
| Environmental Monitoring Technician | CDL |
| OTCO Water/Wastewater | |
| Engineering & Surveying | |
| Mapping & GIS |
Some training programs will be offered tuition-free to those who qualify through Eastern Gateway’s participation in ShaleNET.
ShaleNET is a United States Department of Labor Job Training Grant that has developed a recruitment, training, placement, and retention program to provide the gas industry with a ready and well-trained local workforce for occupations that are in high demand. It was created in collaboration with multiple colleges and state employment agencies in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
