Training and the ProPymes program at Córdoba's Oil, Gas & Mining Cluster

Córdoba's Oil, Gas & Mining Industrial Cluster, represented by the Chamber of Metalworking and Component Manufacturers (CIMCC), ran a comprehensive training program built on the ProPymes ecosystem (Techint/Ternium). The goal was to close technical, management and sustainability skills gaps in member companies, most of them SMEs, and strengthen their ability to supply the oil & gas and mining value chains to industry standards.

The program covered four modules: Introduction to Oil & Gas, Business Development in Oil & Gas, Quality and Sustainability Standards, and on-site training at Fortín de Piedra (Vaca Muerta, Neuquén), which gave Córdoba teams a first-hand look at real operations at the flagship field in the Vaca Muerta formation.

Delivery followed seven sequential stages: an initial needs assessment (a survey segmented by topic); program design, defining content, target audiences and instructors; outreach and communications (flyers, registration forms, enrollment management); delivery in coordination with ProPymes professionals; results evaluation against KPIs (training hours per employee, pass rate, participants, operating cost savings, post-training improvement projects); and a closing event to collect success stories and award certificates.

730,000 (ARS 4,365,000 non-refundable grant + ARS 4,365,000 cash co-funding from the cluster). The program turned the cluster's network of companies into a learning community and gave rise to joint projects.