Continuing with its tradition of overachieving its targets, School of Maintenance Practices-SMP, has again overachieved its MOU targets of 2023-24.

• Against its annual target of 33 Trainings for Mechanical, 23 trainings for Electrical and 24 trainings for Instrumentation and E&T disciplines (Total 80 trainings), SMP organized 40 trainings for Mechanical, 29 trainings for Electrical and 34 trainings for Instt/Electronics disciplines (Total 103 trainings) in offline mode.
• Total 636 employees (including Graduate Trainees) were trained.
• Following New Training Programs, have been conducted during the year:
  • Training on “O & M of MHWirth Mud Pumps” by Expat faculty from M/s MHWirth, Germany.
  • “Domain expert course on Vibration monitoring of critical rotary equipment (For Offshore)” for Offshore maintenance engineers through M/s GE Oil & Gas India Pvt Ltd, Pune. Four modules out of five completed.
• A total of 216 Graduate Trainees (GTs) were trained during 03 weeks of Specialization Training. Discipline wise break up of GTs is under:
  • Mechanical: 72
  • Instrumentation and E&T: 72
  • Electrical: 72

• Data Management
• The complete data for the trainings organized by SMP in FY 2023-24 has been codified and updated in SAP. The analysis of data has helped SMP in generating reports. The data can be accessed by all Assets/Basins /Plants /individuals and can help in planning the development needs of individuals.
• Economy Measures
• SMP is the only institute which has two-year calendar. This helped SMP to plan the trainings for two-year courses saving cost and time.
• These trainings by SMP facilitate optimum utilization of Oil field equipment and hence improve the availability of critical equipment for our operations.

• Trainings on various equipment, Instrumentation and Control systems of New Generation Drilling Rigs being inducted in ONGC.
• Training on O & M of Volvo truck chassis & sub systems for FH 540, FM 450, FMX 500.
• Training on O & M of ACD make Cryogenic Plunger Pumps and Centrifugal pumps.