Required educational / training background will vary, depending on your area of work. You often need company licensing or certification. You may also obtain basic common core program certification in Ontario. To be an oil and gas drilling worker or service operator, you need a high school diploma and first aid, hydrogen-sulphide awareness, blowout prevention or other safety certificates. You usually need industry experience as an assistant or labourer. Many recent entrants have a high school diploma, and almost 1 in 4 has a trade / vocational certificate or community college diploma.

High School Diploma
Certificate

Physical / outdoor work
Machinery
Safety procedures

Industrial Arts
Mechanics
Physics
First Aid