LIVING OUR MISSION LEADING THE FUTURE
GLOBAL CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPING OUR TALENT PIPELINE
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igital Age tools are expanding both the scope of our knowledge and our ability to act on it. As the maritime sector evolves towards a future in which data and digital technologies are regularly leveraged to enhance productivity, efficiency and optimization, success will increasingly require a multi-skilled workforce with a cross-functional team mindset and the broad vision to meet new and challenging objectives — technical viability and economic feasibility — simultaneously. This rapid evolution in technology and capability is exerting new demands on the various services supporting the highly educated, diverse workforce that has for years made ABS a technical and safety leader of the industries it serves. Looking forward, ABS remains committed to building a sustainable pipeline of up-and-coming professionals in a broad range of disciplines — traditional marine and offshore architecture and engineering studies and, just as importantly, data analytics and cybersecurity — through planned philanthropic giving to academic institutions around the world as well as robust internal talent development programs. In 2017, ABS designed and deployed a global shaft alignment training series to address evolving industry challenges related to current shaft designs. Combining blended, simulation-based and classroom-based training methods, ABS introduced continuous learning programs during the year, including drilling fluid and well control circulation systems, high voltage safety awareness and welding management. These programs were implemented
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worldwide adding to an already robust online and instructor-led technical curriculum, which supports today’s pressing industry issues. ABS maintains a three-year recertification requirement for all survey and engineering personnel. During 2017, ABS fundamentally upgraded and instituted improved training modules across its certification programs, which ensure excellent technical proficiency of survey and engineering personnel. Averaging more than 80 hours of training and development per technical employee, ABS personnel are well prepared and ready for evolving industry challenges.
