INDUSTRY SUPPORT KEEPS TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS VIBRANT - Several Offerings Have Been Developed in the Past Decade

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Billy Giles, coordinator of the Oil and Gas Production Technology Program at North Central Texas College in Bowie, Texas, U.S.A., was a little uneasy when the school's program first kicked off in the fall of 2008. That's because the United States was plunging head first into a recession, prompting the oil and gas companies to turn to layoffs and cutbacks, he said On top of that, not many students were looking to jump into a career in the industry, especially when the perception of the industry seemed to contradict the sustainability and environmentally friendly mindset prevalent across the United States.