Introducing Jiva’s new course: Damage Prevention Foundations Strengthen your understanding of the range of functions required to protect the underground infrastructure we all rely on! Whether you’re new to the field or a seasoned professional working in damage prevention or an adjacent role, this course clarifies how your role fits into the wider ecosystem for… Read more: Introducing Jiva’s New Course: Damage Prevention Foundations

Jiva Consulting is proud to announce a new partnership with Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT); one that strengthens the connection between education and industry. Through this collaboration, we are creating opportunities that build upon SAIT’s track record on industry-relevant learning, and Jiva’s strength in translating complex technical, regulatory, and market realities into clear, practical… Read more: Jiva Consulting Announces Partnership with SAIT

Human Insights and Jiva are pleased to share their partnership focused on bringing deeper human‑centred insight into how complex systems, programs, and services are designed and delivered.As organizations across infrastructure, energy, and safety‑critical sectors navigate increasing complexity, technical excellence alone is no longer enough. This collaboration brings together Jiva’s systems-level, industry-embedded perspective with Human Insights’… Read more: Partnership Announcement: Jiva Consulting and Human Insights

Jiva Consulting is happy to announce that we have partnered with CAPULC to create career resources for Underground Facility Locating, supporting both job seekers and employers. Working with representatives in the locating community, the following resources were developed and offer vital information about this career: If you know someone who could benefit from these resources… Read more: Career Resources for Underground Facility Locating

Jiva Consulting recently presented at the 20th annual Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc), hosted in Berlin, Germany. We presented our paper, “The Energy Transition: A Proposed Path Forward to Address the Evolution of Competency and Workforce Development Needs“, which spoke on various challenges currently being faced by the pipeline industry, and how a new perspective on… Read more: Jiva Consulting attends the 2025 INGAA Foundation Annual Meeting

Jiva Consulting recently presented at the 20th annual Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc), hosted in Berlin, Germany. We presented our paper, “The Energy Transition: A Proposed Path Forward to Address the Evolution of Competency and Workforce Development Needs”, which spoke on various challenges currently being faced by the pipeline industry, and how a new perspective on… Read more: Jiva Consulting Presents at the 20th Annual Pipeline Technology Conference

Jiva Consulting has been featured in the 2025 issue of The Locator, an annual publication that explores topics related to line locating and the damage prevention of underground infrastructure. The article describes the journey of developing competency requirements for damage prevention practitioners in Canada. It also describes one of the ways the competency system can… Read more: Jiva Consulting featured in the 2025 Issue of The Locator

Introducing Jiva’s new course: Responding to Unauthorized Activities.  This course, built through a joint industry project between Canadian operating companies, provides a strong foundation for understanding how to manage unauthorized activities near pipelines.    This course is based on the Unauthorized Activities Damage Prevention Competency Standard (a part of the Canadian Pipeline Competency System [CPCS]). This… Read more: Introducing Jiva’s New Course: Responding to Unauthorized Activities

Earlier this month, our President, Reena Sahney, attended the 19th annual Pipeline Technology Conference in Berlin, Germany. The Pipeline Technology Conference is an annual conference to bring together professionals in the pipeline industry for a series of panels, discussion sessions, social events, and more. Photos © 2024 Ralph Thiele / EITEP. Reena was invited as… Read more: Jiva Consulting Attends the 19th Annual Pipeline Technology Conference

Our President, Reena Sahney, presented at the Young Energy Infrastructure Professionals (YEIP) mixer that was recently hosted at the University of Calgary. The event was attended by over 200 participants and over 60 industry professionals. Reenas presentation a comprehensive overview on the current status of the energy industry, where we think the industry is headed,… Read more: Jiva Consulting Presents at the Young Energy Infrastructure Professionals (YEIP) Mixer

Introducing Jivas new course: “Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage – A Technology Overview“. This course provides an introduction to carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). Learners are provided with a foundational understanding of the importance of CCUS in the context of climate change and current net zero greenhouse gas emissions targets. This course explains the… Read more: Jiva’s Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Course Now Available

Jiva Consulting is pleased to release the final two reports in our eight-report series on pipeline construction inspection workforce demographics. The information in these surveys were collected in 2019 by surveying 100 pipeline construction inspectors, turning their responses into reports that answer frequently asked questions about the pipeline construction inspection workforce. A summary of some… Read more: Construction Pipeline Inspector Benchmarking Surveys (Reports 7 – 8)

Jiva Consulting is pleased to release the next three reports in our eight-report series on pipeline construction inspection workforce demographics. The information in these surveys were collected in 2019 by surveying 100 pipeline construction inspectors, turning their responses into reports that answer frequently asked questions about the pipeline construction inspection workforce. A summary of some… Read more: Construction Pipeline Inspector Benchmarking Surveys (Reports 4 – 6)

In 2019, Jiva Consulting surveyed 100 pipeline construction inspectors to gain insight into pipeline construction inspection workforce demographics. A pipeline construction inspector is the pipeline owners on-site representative during pipeline construction and maintenance activities; their work is crucial to ensuring that safe and reliable pipelines are built, operated, and maintained. However, this role is part… Read more: Construction Pipeline Inspector Benchmarking Surveys (Reports 1 – 3)

Jiva Consulting has moved from northwest Calgary to the Demcor Tower downtown. Located in Calgarys Beltline neighbourhood, this new office space will help accommodate Jivas hybrid work week, giving employees the option of a flexible office space that can adapt to their preferred work routine. The Demcor Tower is a historic building built in 1906… Read more: Jiva Consulting Moves to Calgarys Downtown

Global Energy Transition (GET) and Jiva Consulting (Jiva) are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement to actively advance the transition of talented individuals towards new opportunities to support a rapidly decarbonizing economy. The agreement establishes a collaboration framework to develop practical and creative solutions for technical individuals in the traditional energy sector… Read more: New Agreement to Create Career Pathways for Displaced Energy Workers

The American Petroleum Institute (API) first launched its API 1169 certification program for pipeline construction inspectors in 2014. Developed with industry experts, the goal was to establish practical standards for onshore pipeline construction inspection. Since then, thousands of inspectors have written the exam and become certified. Maintaining this certification requires applying for recertification every three… Read more: Jiva’s New API 1169 Re-Certification Exam Preparation Course Now Available

Jiva Consulting is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 Alberta Business Awards of Distinction in the Health and Wellness category. Finalists were announced Monday, May 8, 2023. As a finalist in this category, Jiva is also eligible for the prestigious Albertas Best of Business Award of Distinction. The Alberta… Read more: Jiva Consulting Selected as Finalist for the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction

The Canadian Association of Pipeline and Utility Locating Contractors (CAPULC) is pleased to announce the completion and launch of the Underground Facility Locating and Marking Standard. CAPULC is an industry association representing companies that are involved with locating buried facilities. With approximately one hundred members across the country, the association endeavours to provide leadership, promote… Read more: First Canadian National Line Locating Standard Launched

Get a grant to take the API 1184 Exam Preparation Course for Facilities Construction Inspectors. Jiva offers courses for Facilities Construction Inspectors, which are eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant (CAJG). The CAJG is a joint venture between the Government of Canada and Government of Alberta to support employer-driven training for employees to update and… Read more: Are you thinking about enrolling in an API exam prep course, but cost is a barrier to you?

The Centre for Pipeline Knowledge (CPK) has offered face-to-face training options for other courses prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Future in-person training will be scheduled based on demand; please contact us if you are interested in classroom-based training.

Hydrogen Is Not a Silver Bullet Introducing Jivas new course providing an overview of the future development and integration of hydrogen into the current energy industry. Based on an extensive review of global research, this course provides a summary of what is technically feasible now, as well as future opportunities and constraints to provide a… Read more: Jiva’s Course on the Integration of Hydrogen into the Energy Industry Now Available

The Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) and Jiva Consulting are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement to ensure the continued availability of the Canadian Pipeline Competency System (CPCS) in Canada. The CPCS creates a framework for understanding competency and documenting competency for technical individuals (e.g., engineers and technologists) across the… Read more: New Agreement to Support Canadian Pipeline Engineers

In this compilation we asked Jiva staff to tell us how our flexible culture benefits their life-work balance. Jiva employees choose the hours they work and can spend 40% of their time working from home. In addition, employees can adjust their hours to accommodate their diverse and dynamic lifestyles. The flexible work schedule is part… Read more: How Jiva’s Life-Work Balance Benefits its Employees

Today, PBOK (PiPBOK has moved from the community of Hillhurst to new offices in the Alastair Ross Technology Centre at the University Research Park of northwest Calgary. The new space will accommodate PBOKs growing workforce and the location will give PBOK staff an opportunity to become more involved in an innovative campus and business community.… Read more: PBOK is Changing Our Name to Reflect Our Changing Identity

PBOK has moved from the community of Hillhurst to new offices in the Alastair Ross Technology Centre at the University Research Park of northwest Calgary. The new space will accommodate PBOKs growing workforce and the location will give PBOK staff an opportunity to become more involved in an innovative campus and business community. The open-concept… Read more: PBOK is Welcomed to Calgary’s University Research Park

The PBOK Centre for Pipeline Knowledge (CPK) is eager to present at a light sculpture at Beakerhead 2016, a festival smash-up of science, art, and engineering. The sculpture, Energizing Calgary, will be on display on Stephen Avenue Mall in Calgarys downtown core after work hours from 5:00pm to 8:00pm from September 14 to 16. The… Read more: PBOK Presents Energizing Calgary, a Light Sculpture at Beakerhead 2016

The PBOK School of Energy has opened a new centre of excellence, the Centre for Pipeline Knowledge (CPK) to provide accessible education for anyone interested in the pipeline industry. The aim of this initiative is to create common understanding between stakeholders and to help our colleagues build and grow the competency of pipeline workers. The… Read more: PBOK Launches the Centre for Pipeline Knowledge