The Instructor/Trainer Skills Conference (ISC) is fast approaching! Join us at San Jacinto College’s Lyondellbasell Center for Petroleum, Energy and Technology in Pasadena, Texas, on Sept. 24-26, 2025, for a carefully curated selection of interactive learning opportunities, breakout sessions, networking, and content designed to help PTEC professionals learn and grow.
The conference includes hands-on sessions in the world-class labs of the Center for Petroleum, Energy and Technology and will address these and other important topics:
- Best Practices in Teaching Troubleshooting
- Process Safety for Operators
- Teaching Distillation for Understanding and Retention
- Does Your Program Teach the Math Skills Operators Need? Applying Math in PTEC Classes
- Learning Strategies: Techniques to Aid in Comprehension and Retention of Knowledge
- Emphasizing Critical Thinking Over Memorization: What Are We Teaching? How Can We Do Better?
- Furnace Operations for the Operator
- A Systematic Approach to Creating Effective Learning Experiences
- Teaching Maintenance Skills Operators Need to Know
- Upskill Your Training Techniques and Engage Your Students
- Teaching Lubrication Applications for Different Systems
- How are Industry Training & Educational Programs Developing Their Instructors?
- Best Practices Updates: Changes Made & Resulting Improvements
- Implanting Plant Science: Why and How to Work Physics and Chemistry Concepts into Your Program
Don’t miss the networking social, delicious food, drinks, camaraderie, networking and sharing of best practices. Register soon to take advantage of the group discount and early bird specials!
Thanks to the very generous sponsorship of Dow, Inc. and the Shell Corp., the PTEC Instructor Scholarship application process is currently open! Get your applications in before the deadline of 8/15/25!