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Certifications
At a Glance
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Certification is crucial; it can ensure high productivity while also defining the limits of legal liability.
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Countries without national certification systems of their own can adopt international best practices.
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Certification programs benefit both employers and employees.
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Well-designed certification processes help validate workers with the required knowledge and skills. They allow workers to be productive from the first day on the job.
Case Studies
- Emerging Workforce Trends in the U.S. Energy and Mining Industries: A Call to Action (National Research Council of the National Academics)
- Norwegian Oil and Gas Recommended Guidelines on Competence Requirements for Drilling and Well Service Personnel (Norwegian Oil and Gas Association)
Key Resources
- Worker Certification: A Tool for Responsible Mine Closure and Worker Redeployment (R. Montpellier)
- Recommended Guidelines for a Common Model for Work Permits (Norwegian Oil and Gas Association)
- The Canadian Mining Certification Program (Mining Industry Human Resources Council)
Topic Briefing
Certification is one of the most important ways that extractive industries can be assured of a workforce with adequate skills and qualifications. Certification is crucial for ensuring high productivity as well as defining the limits of legal liability. National certification schemes play an important role in this context. Where countries lack the resources to establish their own national certification systems, the adoption of best practices from other national systems may be a useful point of departure.