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Why teach your courses through the CSPG Education Committee?

Introduction

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The CSPG Education committee, revived in May 2003, has the goal to design and, when necessary, offer educational events that help the professional development of its membership. The Education Committee does this by developing education curricula designed for professional members in various stages of their technical career (junior, intermediate, senior, and expert).

The committee believes that general skills courses, already offered by many individuals, institutions and commercial ventures are an important part of such a curriculum however, we will not provide courses in this area unless existing course instructors wish to align themselves with the CSPG.

Courses dealing specifically with Canada are an important part of the curriculum, examples include: the application of sedimentological models in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, reservoir geology of the specific formations, structural geology of the Rocky Mountains, etc. Since it is costly and often impractical for commercial ventures and their instructors to focus on up-to-date detailed local case histories, the Education committee feels offering such courses is an important niche that can benefit the CSPG membership.

The Education Committee realizes that instructors offering such 'local content' courses require considerable expertise and considerable effort in their course preparation. The cost of this effort cannot really be recovered elsewhere in the world market.

Many instructors are tempted to work on their own, however, there are significant advantages for instructors to teach through the CSPG Education Committee; especially with the increased liability due to recent world events. Large companies are now requiring assessment and mitigation of all risks before allowing their staff to participate in field courses.

We recognize that in the past the CSPG has done a poor job of supporting educational courses and instructors and are working hard to ensure the CSPG will become a provider of choice for both instructors and those attending courses.

This memo outlines in point form some of the advantages for instructors to present their courses through the CSPG Education Committee.

Ten (10) advantages of presenting your course through the CSPG Education Committee;
or... We take the Bull out of education and let you focus on what you love most: Teaching.

1. We offer straightforward and fair compensation to Instructors with a choice of two options:

  1. Lump sum - per instruction day
  2. Profit sharing: Consisting of a base-rate plus 40% of profits

2. We cover your financial risks v not all courses are profitable

3. We provide a safe environment and legal protection; something difficult to implement on an individual basis:

  1. Insurance for instructor, field assistants and participants
  2. A comprehensive safety program and emergency planning process that meets or exceeds requirements of Governments and major corporations
  3. Safety training –
    1. Access to first-aid training for those running courses
    2. Qualified field-assistants with first-aid training, safe driving and other organizational and emergency skills
  4. Safety equipment –
    1. Satellite phones or other appropriate communication for field courses
    2. Emergency equipment for in field/classroom
  5. Class room assistants to ensure your course runs smoothly

4. We take care of advertising in such areas as:

  1. The Reservoir
  2. Flyers on Technical Luncheon Tables
  3. On-line advertising on our Website
  4. E-mail Brochures and Newsletters
  5. Through cooperative agreements with related associations (CSEG, APEGGA, etc.)

5. We take care of registration:

  1. On-Line
  2. By mail
  3. By fax

6. We take care of transparent administration with proven suppliers who will bill us directly and fast track processing of out-of-pocket expenses.

7. We can provide you with cash advances that help reduce your up-front cash-expenditures and deposits typical for most courses.

8. Fast money:

  1. Lump sum or base-rate payment within two weeks of course completion
  2. Prompt payment of expense accounts and share of profit (once all incurred expenses have been submitted)

9. We help with your logistics:

  1. Venue
  2. Transportation
  3. Hotels
  4. Manual reproduction

10. Increased exposure and professional recognition as an instructor for the CSPG.

The CSPG Education Committee would like to speak to you if you have an interest in providing training under the umbrella of the CSPG or an interest in becoming part of our Committee.

Please contact:

Krista Jewett, BG Canada
Tel: (403) 538-7451, krista.jewett@bg-group.com

Travis Hobbs, EnCana
Tel: (403)645-5384, Travis.Hobbs@encana.com

 

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