Local Content Master Class

The Local Content Masterclass brings together participants from the private and public sector, helping them balance the commercial realities of volatile global demand and sustained cost pressures with the current political momentum for increased local content. DAI draws on more than 2,000 long-term projects and development assignments completed across 150 countries to advance participants’ skills.

Join one of our three-day Masterclass courses in 2022

Date: May 17 - 19, in Dubai, UAE and October 17-19, Houston, USA
Time: 09h00 – 17h00
Cost: USD 3,770

Upon completion, participants receive a certificate. DAI is a BAC-accredited short-course provider.

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Participants are trained to:

Drive local sustainable development when sourcing or making new investments
Navigate and adhere to local content regulatory and legal frameworks
Deliver tangible local benefits while balancing investment goals and social value
Learn practical solutions that have been tried and tested in the field
Reposition local content as a core element in sourcing goods and services competitively using new procurement, contract tendering, and evaluation techniques
Design and implement programs to address gaps in the local supply chain, from enterprises to individual workers

Course Modules

Module 1

Strategy and Policy

Examines the various local content laws, regulations, and policies around the world and assesses their effectiveness.

Module 2

Forecasting, Plans, and Procurement Tactics

Prepares participants to forecast local content scenarios linked to the procurement of goods and services and the employment of workforces for large projects.

Module 3

Reporting, Impact Measurement, and Communications

Trains practitioners on the methods for selecting the right metrics and key performance indicators, establishing the right data collection and analysis processes and standards, and “telling the story".

Module 4

Investments: Supplier and Workforce Development

Teaches the use of data and analytics to structure capacity building and local content programs that are commercially effective and economically beneficial.

DAI’s globally recognised and accredited Local Content Masterclass has been operating for more than 10 years and has trained more than 500 practitioners worldwide.

"Certainly the prime Local Content course in the market. Highly recommended".
—Local Content Manager, International Oil Field Services Company

“The course was beyond my expectations. I thought I was coming for validation, but actually learnt many new insights.”
—Head of Strategy and Policy Development, Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board

"Very dynamic and interactive. Well balanced between theory and real-life examples.”
—Local Content and Technology Manager, Shell Brazil Petroleo Ltd

The course is led by experts working at the forefront of international development and local content policy.

Zachary Kaplan

Vice President, Sustainable Business Group

Zachary has more than 10 years’ experience within the extractives industry, focusing on local content and policy, and leads activities related to local content, corporate social investment, and supplier development.

Christopher MacDonald

Managing Director, Oman

Chris is an experienced leader in developing local content strategy for the private sector. He played an instrumental role in introducing the concept of In-Country Value to the Oil and Gas sector.

Dorival Bettencourt

Director, Sustainable Business Group

Dorival has more than 10 years’ experience in oil and gas investment, focusing on local content implementation, and leads activities related to local content, corporate social investment, and supplier development.

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