Certification

IFP Training applies the Oil & Gas industry’s standards in its practices, methods and pedagogical approaches. Our certification process ensures quality and guarantees the achievement of objectives.

Four types of certificates available

The certificates issued by IFP Training formally attest the holders possess the competencies set out in the specific requirements for each certification.

  • Professional Certificate: designed for operators and technicians wishing to develop their skills and strengthen their qualifications.
  • Graduate Certificate: aimed at young engineers (or equivalent) wishing to broaden their field of expertise and enhance the mastery of their profession.
  • Advanced Certificate: addresses experts, future technical entity managers or employees with more than 10 years of experience in their field. The objective is to achieve high-level specialization.
  • Executive Certificate: provides managers and high potentials with a complete overview of a field to get the global vision necessary for an international leader.

Success rate of candidates for certification (year 2021): 90%.

Clear & Transparent Rules

IFP Training is independent and impartial. We intend to deliver high-level professional certifications in a fair and equitable manner. Each one is based on a set of clearly defined and specified characteristics:

  • Detailed competency frameworks
  • Clearly defined competencies to be acquired
  • Selection and assessment processes based on formalized procedures
  • Plainly worded certificates adapted to the international context
  • A process following international recommendations on quality management system

The Certification Process

SELECTION

  • Applications
  • Eligility examination
  • Selection of participants

TRAINING

  • Training scenario implementation
  • Sometimes including On-The-Job sequences

ASSESSMENT

  • Competency assessment all-long the program
  • Final assessment sometimes (might include a jury presentation)

CERTIFICATION

  • Full examination by the Certification committee
  • Collective decision
  • Awarding of Certificates

To provide candidates and companies with all the guarantees regarding certification, IFP Training has created a quality management system based on international quality standards and validated by the ISO 9001 certification.
These define the general requirements for companies carrying out the certification of persons, explaining the steps to be implemented to conduct structured, impartial and transparent competency assessments.

The Benefits of IFP Training Certification

  • Quick and direct reinforcement of competencies
  • Strong source of motivation for professionals
  • More efficient teams in their daily activities
  • Increase and capitalization of competencies
  • Development of new skills to favor innovation and performancee
  • A lever of internal mobility
  • Guaranteed acquisition of skills
  • Objectivity and neutrality in evaluating and granting the Certification