| DMack72 wrote: |
| Gents
Refresher course? If this is a refresher for anyone, then you are coming in at the wrong pay grade! The course content is listed on this thread already and it is very much a work class vehicle course. The actual ROV piloting training is conducted on two Magnum plus simulators which allow realistic scenarios utilising TMS, sensors, manipulators and tooling. In all most guys achieve about 15 hours piloting and 25 hours co-pilot and observation. There is some refresher of basic theory principles, as not all candidates have technical qualifications in both electrics/electronics and hydraulics, so a foundation must be achieved before covering the various systems. It is a massive decision to make but only you can make an informed decision after taking into account all the variables. It has also been said previously that Oceaneering have been running this training for years, and have given thousands of guys and girls a start in the industry. What 2015 holds for the industry I can only guess, but do companies like Oceaneering base their recruitment requirements on todays oil prices, or on their projected personnel requirements? The first six paying candidates were all offered contracts after their course which only finished two weeks ago, so this would indicate that if you make the grade then a contract should be offered? Given the fact that it will take at least 9/12 months to become proficient as a Junior PT then it stands to reason that they must continue some recruitment even at reduced numbers to meet all possibilities? ATB DMack |
I'm sorry, but what do you mean by "coming in at the wrong pay grade"??
Yes, I've seen the course content and that's why I've said that it is a refresher course, focusing on ROVs, of my own HND (electrical/electronic engineering course). All those basic theory principles, I already know and the Oceaneering course would be a very good refresher.
But I'm still left with 14K USD total to pay, and no guarantee of a contract, job or even interview... They could just receive the money, give me the course and after, just let me go.... There is no guarantee of anything...
Of course when we come from a school, there's no guarantees that we'll get a job in that area of expertise, but doing a course in a Company that recruits that kind of qualified worker and don't even have a "light at the end" to grab on.... I'm guessing the best advice I've seen on this thread is NOT spending that ridiculous amount of money, when there's no contract after.
Even those 6 guys that had a contract placed for them, will still have to work some months "for free" to get the money back....