Training and ProPymes program at the Clúster de Petróleo, Gas y Minería de Córdoba
The project aims to strengthen the technical, organizational and commercial capabilities of the companies in the Clúster de Petróleo, Gas y Minería de Córdoba through targeted training and coordination with the ProPymes program.
Summary
The Clúster Industrial de Petróleo, Gas y Minería de Córdoba, represented by the Cámara de Industriales Metalúrgicos y de Componentes (CIMCC), ran a comprehensive training program leveraging the ProPymes (Techint/Ternium) ecosystem. The goal was to close technical, management and sustainability skills gaps in member companies (mostly SMEs) and strengthen their ability to supply the oil & gas and mining value chains to industry standards.
The program was organized into four modules: Introduction to Oil and Gas, Business Development in Oil and Gas, Quality and Sustainability Standards, and on-site training at Fortín de Piedra (Vaca Muerta, Neuquén), which gave teams from Córdoba firsthand exposure to real operations at the flagship field of the Vaca Muerta formation.
Execution followed seven sequential stages: an initial assessment of training needs (a survey segmented by topic); program design, defining content, target audiences and instructors; outreach and communications (flyers, registration forms, logistics); delivery coordinated with ProPymes professionals; results evaluation against KPIs (hours per employee, pass rate, participants, operating cost reductions, post-training improvement projects); and a closing event to collect success stories and award certificates.
730,000 (ARS 4,365,000 non-repayable grant + ARS 4,365,000 cash co-funding from the cluster). The program strengthened the cluster's company network as a learning community and gave rise to joint follow-on projects.
Main objective
Strengthen the competitiveness of member companies of the Clúster de Petróleo, Gas y Minería de Córdoba through a comprehensive training program in oil & gas, business development, quality and sustainability, leveraging the tools of the ProPymes Plan (Techint/Ternium) and complementing the training with a technical visit to the Fortín de Piedra field in Vaca Muerta.
Duration:
December 2024 to December 2025 (12 months)
Status:
Completed
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