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Learning & Development Programs
Talent Management
Instructor-Led
Self-Directed
Competency
Learning & Development Programs
Talent Management
Classroom and Simulation Learning
Our instructional programs designed for the oil and gas sector blend lecture, group discussion, and business simulation games to maximizes learning.
e-Learning Courses
Our comprehensive e-Learning products cover industry-specific content and business essentials in all key aspects of the international oil and gas industry.
CMS Online Software
Our proprietary competency management software, assessment, learning, and reporting software incorporates the entire process into one system.
Virtual Learning
Our programs allow you and your team to learn at your own pace, from home or office, and feature a broad curriculum.
Athena Microlearning
Our 5- to 8-minute learning sessions with rich nuggets of content drives job performance and enables participants to learn, retain, and apply knowledge.
Competency Models and Services
Our competency management learning solution offers everything from assessment and assurance through blended development opportunities.
Learning & Development Programs
Instructor-Led
Classroom and Simulation Learning
Our instructional programs designed for the oil and gas sector blend lecture, group discussion, and business simulation games to maximizes learning.
Virtual Learning
Our programs allow you and your team to learn at your own pace, from home or office, and feature a broad curriculum.
Self-Directed
e-Learning Courses
Our comprehensive e-Learning products cover industry-specific content and business essentials in all key aspects of the international oil and gas industry.
Athena Microlearning
Our 5- to 8-minute learning sessions with rich nuggets of content drives job performance and enables participants to learn, retain, and apply knowledge.
Learning & Development Programs
Competency
CMS Online Software
Our proprietary competency management software, assessment, learning, and reporting software incorporates the entire process into one system.
Competency Models and Services
Our competency management learning solution offers everything from assessment and assurance through blended development opportunities.
New Offering
Clean Energy & Sustainability
As the world pivots toward a sustainable energy future, IHRDC is now at the forefront of preparing the oil and gas workforce for the transition to net-zero carbon emissions. Our new strategic initiative offers a comprehensive set of courses and competency training tools designed to empower energy industry professionals with the knowledge and skills needed for this seismic shift.
IHRDC's Business Lines | Thought Leadership
For more than 50 years, IHRDC has led the industry in Learning & Development and Talent Management methodologies using proven technologies in innovative applications. Our three business lines including Instructional Programs, e-Learning Solutions and Competency Management, are constantly evolving, offering new products and services to solve our clients’ learning goals as new challenges emerge. Explore our thought leadership pages below to learn more about our underpinning core principles that guide new development.
Instructional Programs
Adult Learning, Blended, Innovative, Virtual, Acclaimed
Delivering highly acclaimed, instructional programs for energy professionals, in both live and virtual formats, combine our strong faculty with blended learning resources. Programs are designed around Adult Learning Principles to be engaging, enjoyable, competency focused and, most of all, allow learning to be internalized at the highest level.
e-Learning Solutions
Inspired, Innovative,
Instructional
IHRDC has been the oil and gas industry’s e-Learning leader and innovator for more than 50 years. We are a proven advocate for our clients and we remain committed to designing, producing, and publishing enhanced virtual solutions to meet the industry’s evolving needs.
Competency Management
Drive Your Talent Strategy with our Competencies Expertise
By delivering our competency assessment services to the oil, gas, and power industries, we have partnered with our clients using our team of specialists, a comprehensive database of competency models, and our industry-leading competency management software, CMS Online.
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Learning Pathways
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Take a few minutes to watch these three informative webinars that outline our leading energy industry training product offerings.
Energy Transition through 2050
This program responds to the most pressing challenge faced by energy suppliers and consumers today: The energy transition commitments that you, your company as well as governments must make to reduce carbon emissions to net-zero.
During this 5 day program, (March 4-8, 2024 in London, U.K.) you will learn the drivers of global warming, the extent of global energy demand growth through 2050, and potential emission-reduction strategies associated with energy supply & demand, and carbon capture projects to limit global warming. You will also learn the various actions that stakeholders, including governments, corporations, advocates, and energy supply companies, take or could establish to promote action and achieve these important goals.
Prospect Generation
Join IHRDC’s Timothy Donohue, Executive Vice President, e-Learning Solutions and Dean Mento, Discipline Manager, Petroleum Geophysics as they introduce IHRDC’s new IPIMS e-Learning topic: Prospect Generation. They will discuss why this topic is of value to the industry and summarize and demonstrate the topic content including:
Identifying Geologic Anomalies as Leads and Prospects; Distinct Rock Classifications of a Petroleum System; Defining The Five Essential Components for Petroleum Accumulation; Explaining the Purpose of Geophysical Reconnaissance Surveys; Risk Assessment; and, Economic Analysis.
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IHRDC’s Award-Winning Achievements
We have consistently earned recognition for the innovative and effective education and training programs, products, and services we have developed for our global customers.
The Telly Awards
Petroleum Industry Training Provider of the Year
AVA Digital Awards
Corporate Award for Excellence in Distance Learning
IPIMS Video Wins AVA Gold Award
As part of IHRDC’s ongoing program to upgrade the extensive IPIMS library of e-Learning topics related to Upstream Petroleum Technology, we produce new video content that make courses both timely and engaging for our audience of E&P professionals. IHRDC’s “Unconformities and Tectonic History” video, part of IPIMS topic, Basic Seismic Interpretation has won a Gold Award from AVA Digital Awards. This international competition recognizes excellence demonstrated by creative professionals responsible for the planning, concept, design and production of digital communications.
Latest News
Catch up on the latest IHRDC news as well as the current topics featured in our Perspectives on the Oil and Gas Business blog.
Creating IHRDC’s Geophysics VML Program
IHRDC has been offering Virtual Mentored Learning (VML) training programs since 2019 and this year I was asked to develop and teach a comprehensive one
Energy Transition: Learn What It Really Means!
Everyone seems to know that the earth’s atmosphere is warming, climates are changing, and weather patterns are becoming more severe. We sense that there is
How to Manage Competence
Today’s oil and gas companies are under pressure to realize strong returns on their assets while maintaining the highest standards of safety and operating performance
Virtual Training Goes Mainstream
The global pandemic has made working remotely a necessity, and distance learning has become the new normal for training oil and gas workers worldwide. Yes,
IPIMS Video Wins AVA Gold Award
As part of IHRDC’s ongoing program to upgrade the extensive IPIMS library of over 200 e-Learning topics related to Upstream Petroleum Technology, we produce new
Shouting for Joy! A Groundbreaking Virtual Oil and Gas Training Achievement in Nigeria
There are days when you simply want to shout, as loud as you can, for joy! That happened to me recently. We had just finished