Workforce Nationalization

As the oil and gas industry continues to look to emerging international markets for future growth opportunities, there will be an increased need for highly skilled and trained industry professionals in countries and regions where they may currently be scarce. Many host governments in these emerging markets require that local personnel fill a specific percentage of available positions within a limited period of time, which necessitates efficient and effective training of a local workforce.
 
Baker has an established workforce nationalization program designed to develop recruits and trainees to the level of competency required to safely and effectively perform their duties and meet stringent nationalization targets. Our workforce nationalization program spans the entire nationalization process, from early recruitment and assessment of local candidates to training and ongoing competency assurance activities. Baker’s approach to workforce nationalization accomplishes more than just the reduction of the number of positions filled by expatriates. The competency-based nature of our nationalization program’s various training components ensures that the local workforce meets and exceeds the high quality standards that our clients have come to expect from Baker’s global training team.
 
Baker’s nationalization program includes, but is not limited to:

• Developing hiring criteria
• Recruiting
• Teaching English as a second language
• Implementing a competency assurance process
• Developing progression plans and expatriate transition plans

Baker’s history of providing training and workforce nationalization services for global clients includes projects of various sizes and scope in markets including Algeria, Nigeria, Thailand and Venezuela.
 
Contact us if you have questions concerning Baker’s workforce nationalization services, or call our Houston office at 1-800-235-5290.

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