Professionals Training Professionals
The Institute of Environmental Technology (IET) was formed in 1992 and supported by the Principals of ELA to provide introductory and advanced environmental training to professional refugees from the oil & gas and associated industries during the 1980s and 1990s, see IET Brochure
and announcement in the Bulletin of the Houston Geological Society, December, 1993.
Graduating Classes:
1992 IET Graduating Class - Fall
1993 IET Graduating Class - Spring
1993 IET Graduating Class - Fall
1994 IET Graduating Class - Fall
1995 IET Graduating Class - Spring
1995 IET Graduating Class - Fall
1996 IET Graduating Class - Spring
1996 IET Graduating Class - Fall
1997 IET Graduating Class - Spring
Features Relating to the IET Program:
IET Class Appreciation Award 1992
IET Class Appreciation Award 1994
Water Well Journal Article 1995
Bost IET Teaching Health & Safety 1996
IET Ethics Editorial 1996
Campbell IET Employment Editorial 1997
Campbell IET Techology Editorial 1999
Invited Article: China Water Crisis 2004
Publication for IET Members 2014
Time for Retraining?
Another round of layoffs in the oil and gas industry seems to be underway. If sufficient numbers of the new refugees wish to be re-trainied in other geologically- and engineering-related fields, feel free to let us know and we will consider re-opening a program similar to the IET program presented in the 1990s for professionals in the Houston area; this time in cooperation with the AIPG Texas Section (more), the Houston Geological Society, or other such groups around Texas.
Call: 713-248-1708 to register your interest in re-training and in the updated training program.
Or, e-mail: mdc@i2mConsulting.com
Also, check back with us from time to time for news or announcements.
The principal course presented was titled as: An Introduction to Environmental Technology. It was a 4-month program presented Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, for training on state and federal environmental regulations, the science and engineering involved in environmental investigations, sampling methods of soils and groundwater, and an remedial design and field remediation, and with Saturdays reserved for training in the use of environmental safety equipment, drilling, and monitoring well construction demonstrations, and for field trips to various Superfund sites in and around the Houston, Texas area hosted by site contractors, EPA oversight representation, and IET lectures (more).
For additional information on the course, see the above IET Brochure and the Water Well Journal article.
Continuing Support of Previous Graduates
In the meantime, to continue to support the nearly 400 graduates of the IET program of the mid-1990s who are now scattered around the U.S. working in various consulting firms, industry, and state and federal regulatory agencies, we have continued to generate sponsored reports, and support the IET Web Resources Portal (recently converted to the I2M Web Portal). See the About the Portal webpage for a review of what the Web Portal offers, and don't miss the What's New page. For health and safety alerts, see Field Alerts. See the publication designed specifically for the IET graduate now working in the Houston area (here).
Student manuals were distributed during the course and consisted of lecture outlines, technical papers, and reference material for use later by the student. Graduates received certificates of completion and 40-Hr Hazwoper certificates (after passing examinations held during Mid-Term and Final). Both certificates were suitable for mounting. The top 10 students (according to the grades received during the 4-month course) received a sticker of their class rank displayed on their certificates (here).
Because the need for training professionals from the oil & gas industry was not present in the environmental industry after the oil and gas recovery in the later 1990s and before 2013, the IET training program and its website was placed in a dormant status until, or if, a need develops in the future. This became effective April 1, 2010. However, the conditions in the oil and gas and associates industries are changing with the depressed oil and gas prices of 2014, some form of the original IET program may be update for current conditions and re-activated, given sufficent encouragement.
Until the current need for this type of training is examined further, we encourage you to monitor the I2M Web Portal's education category (here), and the media regarding the oil and gas, chemical, and associated heavy industries (here). In the meantime, you might get familiar with the current technologies being applied in environmental remediation (more).
