Program Dates: October 23, 2007 to May 23, 2008

Information Sessions: August 10, 2007 at 1:30 PM at Metis Nation Employment Services - Region 3 - Calgary, Suite #5, 2611 - 37th Avenue NE, Calgary, Alberta. To register for this session please call (403) 250-8902. Please bring a current resume.

Information Session: August 17 at 1:30 PM at Aboriginal Futures Career & Training Centre, #200, 6011 - 1A Street SW, Calgary, Alberta. To register for this session, please call (403) 284-8818. Please bring a current resume.

Program Description

The Oil and Gas Land Administration Program is a 31 week program designed to provide 16 urban Aboriginals with training at an entry level for full-time employment into the petroleum industry. Students will receive 25 weeks of classroom training and a six-week Work Practicum. Graduates from this program will have acquired an understanding of the functions of the Land Department within a petroleum company, the clerical skills necessary to provide assistance and data entry skills in a Land System Software Program. Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive a SAIT certificate.

Eligibility and Prerequisites

Unemployed Aboriginals, residing in Calgary who:
1) Are Employment Insurance (EI) participants who:

  •  Have established an EI claim (active claimant), or

  •  Have ended a claim for EI benefits within the previous 36 months (Reachback), or

  • Have received parental or maternity benefits during the past 60 months to care for their children and are now returning to work (Reachback), or

2) Are receiving Provincial Income and Employment Benefits (commonly referred to as Social Assistance or Welfare), or

3) Are unemployed and do not qualify for EI or Income & Employment Benefits (Other Albertans)

Client Qualifications

1) A minimum of grade 10 or equivalent in Math and English

2) Must qualify for income support funding through Treaty Seven Economic Development Corporation, the Métis Nation of Alberta or Alberta Human Resources and Employment (AHRE).

Client  Asessment

Applicants for the program will be assessed as follows: 1) T7EDC or MNA screen all applicants and conduct income support review.

2) Qualifying clients are assessed by the Program Coordinator using:

  • A situational interview

  • Submission of an essay, and

  • A current resume with employment references

Application Process

Potential applicants should complete an application and submit a current resume and an essay outlining the reasons for pursuing this training. All must be received at the Information Session or the day after. Each must also make an appointment with a counselor at either Aboriginal Futures Career & Training Centre or Métis Nation Employment Services. Only those who are referred by their funding body will be considered for the next step – a situational interview with the SAIT coordinators.

Overview of Training Components:

  1.  Life Skills

  2. Aboriginal Studies

  3. Business Communications

  4. Office Procedures

  5. Computer Applications

  6.  Introduction to the Petroleum Industry

  7. Land Practices, Introduction

  8. Mineral Lease Documentation

  9. Surface Land Practices

  10.  Contract Documentation

  11. Land Information Systems

  12. Lease Record Keeping

  13. Job Search Strategie

Work Experience (6 weeks)

Objectives of the Work Experience:

  1.  Showcase the students’ ability

  2.  Bring students and employers together

  3.  Expose students to current working conditions and practices

  4.  Lead to full-time employment

 

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