Welcome to Precipice Training

Work in front of the computer all day generating reservoir models? Trained as an engineer and trying to work out how geologists think? Want to understand how modern systems work to conceptualise your depositional model?

We offer courses to petroleum industry professionals which take you away from the computer and out into the field to get your hands dirty on world class outcrop and get your feet wet in modern systems. We take our students to places such as Hervey and Moreton Bay where you'll cruise on a yacht, to Canarvon Gorge where you'll hike through a Triassic landscape or the South coast of NSW where the sea view might distract you from the perfectly exposed fluvial sandstone. You'll consolidate this with time in the core store and lectures at night to improve your knowledge and skills.

Our staff and visiting lecturers are experienced educators from the consulting and academic fields who have diverse skills but all with extensive field backgrounds. We organise all the logistics, provide great food and operate to the highest standards of occupational health and safety so you can concentrate on learning.

Contact us for information on our next scheduled course or we'll happily design a customised course to meet your specific training requirements.

Course Participants Feedback

  • The staff had great knowledge and were passionate and very approachable.
    Test 12
  • I was able to see a direct analogue of the Mungaroo Formation
    Test 11
  • The modern analogues section were particularly useful. I have seen lots of outcrops before, but seeing geological processes live was very useful.
    Test 10
  • Focused learning experience in a great location.  Fantastic technical and logistical support provided throughout.
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  • The key to the success of this course is its ability to cater to multiple disciplines and different levels of experience and capability.  The course did this extremely well.
    Test 8
  • Can I do it again!!!  Well run, great people leading the course, can't fault it really.
    Test 7
  • The quality, experience and dedication of the Precipice Staff is a real strength of this course and why I highly-value your training.
    Test 6
  • Tutor subject knowledge was second to none.
    Test 5
  • Every graduate or even exploration geologist should go on this course
    Test 4
  • Fantastic, enthusiastic instructors
    Test 3
  • Great job!  Really enjoyed the trip and instructors patience for teaching engineers geology
    Test 2
  • I feel more confident in interpreting depositional environments from outcrops and core.
    Test 1