Announcement - INSTEP

Signing Of Training Agreement INSTEP Commitment To Enriching Bruneians’ Lives

Posted on October 24, 2019November 15, 2021 by admininstep

14 September 2019 marks a major milestone achieved for both Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) and Brunei Fertiliser Industries (BFI) at Empire Hotel and Country Club in Jerudong, Brunei. The state-owned BFI inked an agreement with INSTEP for the latter to accelerate Bruneians’ human capital development in supporting the operations and maintenance of Brunei’s new ammonia & urea plant.

Present was Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Brunei’s Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy. The agreement was signed by INSTEP Chief Executive Officer, Idris Ibrahim, and BFI Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed S Baderkhan. This signing ceremony signifies the start of cooperation in the area of technical training and capability building for operations & maintenance of Brunei’s urea & ammonia plant.

Prior to this project coming onstream in 2021, 149 learners will undergo 6-month customised training programme in five trades, namely Operations, Laboratory, Mechanical (Static & Rotating), Electrical, and Instrumentation. Upon successful completion of the training programme, the learners will be awarded full-time employment with BFI before the company commences its operations.

As part of Brunei’s effort to diversify economy through expanding value creation of the oil & gas industry, this project is one of the two largest downstream oil & gas projects in Brunei. Once operational, the plant will produce 2,200 tonnes of ammonia and 3,900 tonnes of urea every day using the large natural gas reserves to help create high-quality nitrogen fertiliser for export.

Embracing our winning aspiration – “A progressive solutions partner enriching energy workforce for a sustainable future,” INSTEP is trusted to play its vital role in developing human capital to operate their asset in Brunei. Through this strategic partnership, INSTEP is committed in accelerating competency development through experiential learning, collaboratively with ASEAN Bintulu Fertiliser (ABF), PETRONAS Fertiliser Kedah (PFK) and Sabah Ammonia Urea (SAMUR), to prepare competent workforce, enriching lives for a sustainable future.

Signing of Training Agreement – INSTEP Commitment to Enriching Bruneians’ Lives

Posted on October 24, 2019November 24, 2021 by admininstep

Commemorative moment signified the start of cooperation between INSTEP and BFI.

Operations and Maintenance Training Agreement was signed between INSTEP Chief Executive Officer, Idris Ibrahim (second right), and BFI Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed S. Baderkhan (second left) in the presence of Brunei‘s Minister at the Prime Minister‘s Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah (middle).

BFI learners were excitedly anticipating to embark on their transformational learning experience at INSTEP starting from Oct 2019 onwards!

BFI delegates were amazed by the world class facilities at INSTEP during the campus tour.

Commemorative moment signified the start of cooperation between INSTEP and BFI.

BFI learners were excitedly anticipating to embark on their transformational learning experience at INSTEP starting from Oct 2019 onwards!

BFI delegates were amazed by the world class facilities at INSTEP during the campus tour.

INSTEP Iraqi Learners Won Outstanding Pearson Learner Awards

Posted on October 9, 2019November 24, 2021 by admininstep

Bright smiles beaming off everyone’s face upon receiving this honour on stage!

Reigning for the fourth time in a row, Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) has once again won the Outstanding Pearson Learner Awards 2019! This year, our relentless effort and delivery of BTEC qualifications saw two of our international learners winning Pearson BTEC Outstanding Learner Awards for the first time ever.

These two Iraqi learners, namely Mustafa Dheyaa Abdulkareem and Imad Farhan Sahib, hail from Production Operation Training Batch 4 (POT-4), who successfully completed their 6-month training at INSTEP and were among the first batch of POT to be conferred BTEC Certification. Out of all 79 learners from POT-4, they were chosen to be INSTEP representatives because of their high achievements in grades, vocational excellence, and other co-curricular activities. All their hard work and grit paid off when they were among the 18 BTEC winners after contending with other learners throughout Malaysia!

Mustafa Dheyaa Abdulkareem (top) and Imad Farhan Sahib (bottom) proudly received their awards from David Barnett, Managing Director of Pearson Asia Pacific Asia Central.

Mustafa accomplished his Pearson BTEC Level 2 Intermediate Diploma (SRF) Oil and Gas Technology (Production) with a distinction. As the group leader of POT-4, he proved his strong leadership qualities of courageous and ownership through representing POT-4 learners to contribute significantly in any engagement with INSTEP management. He also earned his respect through supporting the team closely whilst still enabling them to work independently, cultivating a high morale learning environment.

Imad attained overall distinction in Pearson BTEC Level 2 Intermediate Diploma (SRF) Oil and Gas Technology (Instrumentation). Being the class leader of Instrumentation, he smartly expressed his leadership quality through actively involving in INSTEP Iraqi student committee and often volunteering himself in any events. “Stay positive and be optimistic in achieving target by putting in 200% of hard work” is the principle that he upholds and lives by, which is a perfect demonstration of PETRONAS Cultural Belief “Results Matter”.

Embracing our Statement of Purpose – “A progressive energy and solutions partner enriching lives for a sustainable future”, INSTEP is grateful of contributing towards the capability building of Iraqis and nationalisation of talents, enriching Iraqis’ lives for their sustainable future. As of to date, INSTEP has produced more than 300 competent Iraqis for plant Operations & Maintenance, and these two learners are among those currently working in PETRONAS Carigali Iraq Holding B.V. in Iraq.

The winners commemorated one of the glory moments in their lives.

Bright smiles beaming off everyone’s face upon receiving this honour on stage!

Mustafa Dheyaa Abdulkareem (top) and Imad Farhan Sahib (bottom) proudly received their awards from David Barnett, Managing Director of Pearson Asia Pacific Asia Central.

The winners commemorated one of the glory moments in their lives.

INSTEP Steps Into West Africa!

Posted on September 29, 2019November 28, 2021 by admininstep

Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) has added Senegal to the map of its international presence, when both INSTEP and Institut National du Pétrole et du Gaz (INPG) entered into a strategic partnership, with six learners from the first cohort being sent to INSTEP for a 22-week customised on-the-job training as part of INPG Petroleum Engineering Master Programme.

INPG is established by the State of Senegal in 2017 to develop human capabilities and employment of the Senegalese in the oil & gas sectors especially in activities related to exploitations, production and management of resources.

“I believe in on-the-job training, and how the theories can be applied from powerpoint to power plant. INSTEP has an entire value chain that motivated me to send my people over for training.” Said Mr. Aguibou Ba, Executive Director of INPG.

This training programme will be conducted at INSTEP Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP), and live PETRONAS Plants. All learners are required to complete their master thesis based on the case study given during their attachment.

“INSTEP UDTP simulates real plant scenarios in a safe environment, allowing learners to have rooms for mistake, and from these mistakes, they can learn how to correct those mistakes, giving them confidence in future plant operations,” said Mr. Idris Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS Technical Training Sdn Bhd.

In delivering our value of ‘industry & technology driven technical learning solutions,’ this customised on-the-job training will render a holistic understanding and accelerate the learners’ competency development through experiential learning.

“As Senegal is new to the oil & gas industry, this training programme will serve as a perfect avenue for the learners to not only learn, but also to exchange knowledge between Malaysia and Senegal,” said Mr. Aguibou, as he was excited with the commence of a prolonged strategic partnership between INSTEP and INPG. Striving to become “A progressive solutions partner enriching energy workforce for a sustainable future,” INSTEP is confident in progressively empowering human capital development in Senegal.

INSTEP Expanding Customer Base In Iraq

Posted on September 24, 2019November 28, 2021 by admininstep

Embracing our value proposition of “Accelerating competency development through experiential learning”, Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) once again welcomed 18 Iraqi learners from EJADA project, which is part of European Union’s Corporate Social Responsibility to elevate the competency of Iraqis in oil & gas industry.

This is our second year receiving EJADA learners, with five batches of learners being sent to undergo competency based training. This 30-month project supports the Iraqi government’s effort in enhancing vocational training for oil & gas sector with focus on technical and field-based jobs for non-university graduates. This will enhance the competency of new Iraqi staff, thereby improving the efficiency & safety of the industry, and reducing reliance on expatriate workers.

INSTEP, as a Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) approved training centre, offered the learners to undergo a 10-day BTEC Assessor Training & Certification Programme. They had to go through a 3-day intensive training workshop on competency assessment, followed by a competence portfolio with evidences of actual assessment on 2 learners for 2 approved units. At the end of this training programme, the candidates (as Assessors) who met the required BTEC quality standard will be awarded Edexcel Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment (Q7000834). Prior to this batch, INSTEP has produced 2 batches of 35 EJADA learners, who have been successfully registered as BTEC workplace Assessors.

As an internationally accredited training centre, INSTEP has been entrusted to be the preferred technical learning solutions partner through preparing fit for future workforce, enriching lives for a sustainable future.

INSTEP Strengthens Technical Cooperation Among Developing Countries

Posted on September 14, 2019November 21, 2021 by admininstep

Anchoring on our Statement of Purpose – “A progressive energy and solutions partner enriching lives for a sustainable future”, 29 August 2019 witnessed the successful completion of Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) 2019, with 10 learners coming from different corners of the world: Ghana, Laos, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, and Brunei.

Through MTCP, Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) becomes part of the commitment of the Malaysian Government in promoting technical cooperation among developing countries, strengthening regional & sub-regional cooperation, and nurturing collective self-reliance among developing countries. Since its inception in 1980, more than 33,000 participants from 144 recipient countries have benefited from various programmes offered by INSTEP.

This time around, the basic training for Plant Operation programme was designed for learners who have minimal knowledge of plant operation and to provide industry specific knowledge and technical gap closure through exposure to upstream & downstream industries, and plant operations. Utilising face-to-face learning in classroom, hands-on training at practical workshops, and On-the-Job Training at Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP), INSTEP blended learning approach, coupled with its state-of-the-art facilities and certified instructors have provided learners with experiential learning to accelerate their competency development.

Besides enriching their technical knowledge, a series of exciting activities were lined up for them to embrace wholesome learning experience through having a taste of Malaysian’s local attractions and culture. During the weekends, they enjoyed a dip in the pristine water of Redang Island, swimming alongside schools of fish and turtles, immersing in the beauty of Terengganu. They were awed by the majestic PETRONAS Twin Towers and drowned in the city’s hustle and bustle.

This 2-week learning experience was truly memorable for the learners as they experienced a rich flavour of oil & gas training and Malaysian culture & attractions. The trust on INSTEP as Malaysia’s preferred technical solutions partner continues as we welcome another batch of MTCP learners next year, empowering talents of tomorrow for a sustainable future.

INSTEP Progressively Produces the Right Talents of Tomorrow in Iraq

Posted on September 3, 2019November 22, 2021 by admininstep

The long wait had finally come to an end when 93 excited Iraqis arrived at Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) on 4 August 2019, anticipating the transformational journey unravelling ahead of them.

These Iraqis are none other than the fifth batch of Production Operation Training (POT-5) which is one of PETRONAS’ talent capability development programmes to support Garraf operations in Iraq. Till date, INSTEP has produced competent workforce, comprising of more than 14,000 technicians and operators, including 291 Iraqis in four batches of POT, for plant Operation & Maintenance in more than 30 PETRONAS and non-PETRONAS plants.

Prior to their arrival, they underwent a 3-month PETRONAS Induction & Technical English Programme (PITEP) at Garraf Vocational Training Centre (GVTC) in Iraq. This programme, conducted by INSTEP, is an induction programme, aiming at inculcating PETRONAS purpose & values, providing technical English, and technical training required to deliver their future day-to-day work with PETRONAS.

Throughout the 3-month English training programme, INSTEP organised a Technical Invention & Innovation Exhibition (TIEX), showcasing 20 technical innovative inventions by the POT-5 learners. The learners had the opportunity to network and exchange views on their inventions with people across different countries. Approximately 100 working professionals from PETRONAS, Japan Exploration Petroleum Co. Ltd. (JAPEX) and Thiqar Oil Company (TOC) were amazed by their brilliant inventions, dialogues and presentations. This networking platform served as an ideal avenue in accelerating their competency development in terms of language proficiency, technical skills and exposure to PETRONAS core values.

“We are very pleased with the current level of communication in English. The trainees have proven their superiority within a short period of time.” said Shahrizal Jasmani, Head of Operations in Garraf Oil Field, Iraq.

The successful completion of the first phase paves way to the onset of the second phase, a 6-month Technical Programme. The learners will be exposed to blended learning, comprising of face-to-face classroom training, hands-on training at practical workshop, and experiential learning at INSTEP’s first-of-its-kind Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP). INSTEP value proposition of “Accelerating competency development through experiential learning” will elevate the learners’ learning curve and render a holistic understanding in accelerating their knowledge and skills required for technician level at Garraf operations.

Embracing PCIHBV’s slogan ‘Together to Build the Tomorrow’s Talents’, INSTEP continues to be the progressive solutions partner in producing the right talents of tomorrow in Iraq and contributes towards the development of Garraf operations, enriching Iraqis’ lives for a sustainable future.

INSTEP Bags MSOSH OSH Gold Class 1 Award 2018

Posted on August 26, 2019November 24, 2021 by admininstep

Reigning for the second time in a row, Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) has once again won the MSOSH OSH Gold Class 1 Award 2018!

Upholding the spirit of “Shared Success”, winning this award would not be possible without the concerted efforts demonstrated at all levels, leading to excellent exhibition of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) performance after a stringent auditing process by Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health (MSOSH).

(Left) PTTSB Chief Executive Officer, Idris Ibrahim received the MSOSH OSH Gold Class 1 Award 2018 on stage. (Right) A group photo with Vice President GHSSE, Dzafri Sham Ahmad.

This award recognises INSTEP as an esteemed organisation with high level of HSSE standards at our worksites. At INSTEP, we practice what we preach as ‘Safety is Our Priority,’ through proactive implementation and management of safety & health in our day-today work that constitute the core of our business operations.

Embracing our Statement of Purpose, INSTEP is progressively strengthening its HSSE for generative HSSE culture to take root in our organisation. We are ready to have our HSSE performance assessed at a whole new scale and level, which is National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). Let us all strive towards bagging our first NCOSH award!

Reigning for the second time in a row, Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) has once again won the MSOSH OSH Gold Class 1 Award 2018!

(Left) PTTSB Chief Executive Officer, Idris Ibrahim received the MSOSH OSH Gold Class 1 Award 2018 on stage. (Right) A group photo with Vice President GHSSE, Dzafri Sham Ahmad.

Subsea Christmas Tree Donation

Posted on July 22, 2019November 24, 2021 by admininstep

Themed “The Legacy Continues with INSTEP, Enriching Subsea Knowledge”, 9 July 2019 marked a major milestone for Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) and PC Mauritania 1 Pty Ltd (PCMPL) as the former received the ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ from the latter, witnessed by honourable guests En Idris Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from PETRONAS Technical Training Sdn Bhd; En Ahmad Lutpi Haron, International Production Expert from International Assets; En Wan M Marzuki Wan Ismail, Head of Infrastructure Engineering from Group Technical Solutions (GTS); and En Izrie Ghazali, Project Manager from Group Project Delivery (GPD).

For those of you wondering, the ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ is a system of valves, piping, and connectors used to direct, control, and regulate the flow of oil, gas or water into or out of the well.

Deepwater capability development journey for PETRONAS begins with the acquisition of Chinguetti Field in Mauritania, West Africa, with PCMPL as the Field Operator. The interest of the field including three offshore exploration blocks, was acquired from Woodside Energy Limited (WEL) on 25December 2007. Discovered in 2001, the Chinguetti field is located in Deep Water Block 4, about 80 km west of the coastline and about 90 km from the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott.

PETRONAS’ objective is to establish the foundation and eventually develop and enhance internal deepwater capability by operating the Chinguetti field. According to En Lutpi, “Operations in Chinguetti Field is a reflection of PETRONAS’ extensive journey in deepwater. Although the field has stopped producing, the experience continues through learning, producing talents through INSTEP for deepwater ventures in Mexico and Africa.”

The Chinguetti operations has served as the “breeding ground” for the young but enthusiastic engineers to acquire, develop and enhance their skills in deepwater environment. With experience in operating Chinguetti field, integrated capability is available across OPUs/HCUs, offering end to end solution in the five key focus areas i.e. Exploration, Development, Operation, Decommissioning and R&D. Deepwater best practices and lessons learnt implementation drives project value improvement derived from the experience operating Chinguetti field.

As part of normal field life cycle, it is concluded that the field’s journey has come to an end, ready to be abandoned and decommissioned. This has opened up an opportunity for International Asset (IA) to collaborate with Project Delivery & Technology (PD&T) Division , who has been entrusted to execute the Chinguetti Abandonment & Decommissioning (A&D), the first deepwater A&D project for PETRONAS.

The Chinguetti A&D execution is divided into two phases. Phase 1: Temporary Well Suspension and FPSO Decommissioning & Demobilisation, Phase 2: Wells Plug & Abandonment. Phase 1 commenced in 2017 and successfully completed in May 2018. Meanwhile, Phase 2 campaign will commence in Q4 this year, encompassing Wells Plug & Abandonment (P&A) of 15 temporary suspended wells.

In line with A&D programme, PD&T and IA have taken the effort to enhance value proposition of the ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ by donating it to INSTEP. “INSTEP is honoured to receive such a meaningful contribution and we are geared towards sweating the asset to add value to subsea training, supporting PETRONAS’ agenda in international growth”, says En Idris.

As a recipient of this asset, INSTEP sees the ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ as more than just an asset, but a perfect avenue to add value to their training programmes. En Wan M Marzuki says that it is undoubtedly PETRONAS’ focus to drive subsea solutions towards deepwater, shallow water, and marginal field. Through collaboration with INSTEP, we will be able to produce new portfolios for subsea training and development, and build up SKG training.

The ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ will complement INSTEP’s experiential learning for 8 out of 17 existing SKG 12.5 programmes, for example, Introduction to Subsea Engineering Level 1, Intervention of Subsea Equipment Level 2 and Subsea Christmas Tree & Wellhead Level 2. Additional one new programme will be envisioned and readily made available by Q4 2019 with a widened target audience, not limited to only SKGs, but also to educate on the awareness of subsea operations, enhancing subsea capability.

“The Subsea Christmas Tree is now accessible to the mass of PETRONAS and this prepares the organisation to soar to a greater height in continuing subsea deepwater journey”, says En Izrie Ghazali. This effort will subsequently allow INSTEP, in collaboration with GTS, to give real life experience and exposure to subsea technology for the relevant PETRONAS staff and enhance their subsea capability.

For those of you wondering, the ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ is a system of valves, piping, and connectors used to direct, control, and regulate the flow of oil, gas or water into or out of the well.

A Strong and Sustained “Omotenashi” Flourishes INSTEP-INPEX Strategic Partnership

Posted on July 9, 2019November 22, 2021 by admininstep

Embracing the spirit of “omotenashi” (customer centricity) and INSTEP commitment as a progressive solutions partner, INSTEP-INPEX strategic partnership continues to push boundaries in accelerating human capital development in the oil & gas industry as this is the fourth time INPEX, Japan’s largest oil & gas Exploration & Production company sends their engineers to INSTEP for training.

The first three (3) batches of learners underwent INSTEP’s 7-week ‘HSE-On the Job’ (OJT) training programme, which focuses on essential process of safety aspects and practices in the oil & gas industry. This time around, engineers from INPEX are here for a different training portfolio, which is 4-week ‘HSE-OJT Primary Course’ training programme.

“We received a lot of positive feedbacks from the previous batches on the OJT training programmes. Complemented with advanced technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, INSTEP world class facilities render a holistic understanding and accelerate learners competency development,” said Mr. Kobayashi, INPEX Manager.

Coupled with blended learning approach (theoretical learning at classroom, hands-on learning at practical workshop and experiential learning at Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP)), this training programme encompasses occupational and environmental safety aspects and practices in the oil & gas industry.

UDTP, the first-of-its-kind in the world, simulates real plant scenarios in a safe and controlled environment, which provides real workplace experience in generating job-ready engineers and technicians. Anchored on world class facilities and industry-experienced instructors, the learners have the opportunity to experience real hands-on HSE activities such as confined space, working at height, firefighting and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) at INSTEP very own Fire Training Ground. At the end of this 7-week training programme, the learners will be equipped with the required skills and knowledge on occupational safety and environment.

The Shared Success of INSTEP-INPEX strategic partnership is realised when INPEX sees us beyond just a technical training provider, but trusted as a dedicated and reliable progressive solutions partner.

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