Field Training

A field course is a unique opportunity to expand your skill set and inspire a team. At GeoLogica, we have the personnel and experience to conduct field training to the highest safety standards.

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What We Do

A field course is a unique opportunity to expand your skill set and inspire a team. Typically 4 to 5 days in duration, our residential courses can be delivered in the USA, Europe and elsewhere. Our field courses take place in the most geologically rich locations around the world, allowing you to learn ‘hands-on’ with the most appropriate outcrop analogues. We can tailor a field course to your needs and deliver a bespoke event for your team.

Fieldwork Benefits

We believe that field learning is best achieved through a combination of active observation and practical exercises at outcrop, combined with supporting classroom sessions. The field environment:

  • Bridges the ‘resolution gap’ between cm-scale core data and dm-scale seismic data
  • Provides a true sense of scale that can be related back to available subsurface data
  • Reinforces classroom learning

Studies have shown that people learn best through direct observation and experience, interpreting their observations, reflecting on these experiences, then putting the learnings into practice through both exercises and on their return to the workplace. While ‘virtual field trips’ can address direct observation to a degree, the experience of seeing and examining a section of rock outcrop physically (with the accompanying sensory stimuli of the environment, weather conditions, personal interaction and discussion) cannot be replicated. These aspects contribute fundamentally to the learning experience and consolidate this in ways that classroom-based learning does not.

Safety Management

At GeoLogica, we have the personnel and experience to conduct field training to the highest safety standards. Our unique safety management system is aligned to the framework provided by British Standard BS8848 (organising and managing fieldwork and expeditions both within and outside the UK) and our trained and experienced field safety officers support field activities every step. When combined with our world-leading tutors and full logistics support, the results are a world-class learning experience for your team, all delivered at a competitive price.

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