By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Mar. 22 -- An industry-government training program for entry-level oilfield workers will graduate its first class soon in Carville, La.
A partnership of the US Department of Labor, Carville Job Corps Academy, American Petroleum Institute, and several oil and gas companies is training students to work as offshore roustabouts.
Seventeen students will graduate in late March or early April as the first oil field workers taught under the Job Corps program.
Training, conducted at a Shell Oil Co. facility, covers offshore rig and platform operations, transportation, emergency response, oil pipe operations, safety and first aid, CPR, and water survival.