The contract will employ Atlas to oversee the installation and development of the Competence Assurance Management Solution (CAMS) across nine vessels over the next two years. In addition to the competency programme, Atlas Knowledge will also provide online training courses to the company.

CAMS allows companies to assess individuals’ knowledge and performance by tracking their levels of competence against national standards or those set by the company. A complete training record can be housed within the programme for each employee.

Commercial director at Atlas Knowledge Kevin Short said, "Efficiency in all departments has become an increasingly important priority for oil and gas companies, especially when managing high costs and tight budgets. CAMS is the best practical solution for businesses that need secure and up-to-date information on their employees’ training qualifications and skill levels."

The CAMS programme, which is available as an exclusively electronic platform, was developed by Atlas Knowledge with direct input from a 100-strong industry advisory group. CAMS’ groundbreaking data-tracking software allows businesses to record and continuously update the competence of every employee from a central hub and online cloud.

"Businesses in oil and gas often work internationally, so they need competency solutions for their business that can be accessed with convenience as projects are ongoing," said Mr Short. "Up-to-date training is a priority for many businesses, and keeping track of paper-based training records can be highly time consuming. CAMS enables all staff records to be held in a secure, automated format and allows businesses to get on with their day-to-day work."

The cloud-hosted solution will be implemented to track the competence of employees, to provide a forum for communications and support, and to allow records to be accessed remotely by staff in several different locations around the world.

Katie Powell, Learning and Development Manager at Dolphin Drilling, said, "We are delighted to be working with Atlas Knowledge on this critical business project. We are excited about launching an innovative online solution that is robust and sophisticated enough to handle the great majority of our competence, training, and learning needs.  In time, this initiative will be of great benefit to the learner, as well as being highly cost effective and efficient for the organisation."