In the first instance, group dynamics. You are learning alongside fellow participants from other companies, disciplines, professional levels and even other cultures, so you acquire valuable insights into wider aspects of the oil and gas industry, and other ways of doing things.

Also, our open training courses are exactly that - offer a safe, open learning environment in which it’s always easy (and indeed encouraged) to ask the simple question – which is not always true back in the workplace.

Participating in an open training course makes you feel more confident in your own knowledge, and prepared to challenge and promote change and improvement back in your workplace.

On top of which, many participants choose to stay in contact with their fellow students after the course, which is a good way to compare notes on how knowledge gain is being implemented, or benchmark other post-course experiences.