As I sit here watching heavy equipment run, I am struck by the realization that not all drilling work is done with a drill rig. Drillers are expected to be proficient with boom trucks, bulldozers, skid steers, fork trucks, and myriad other equipment.
So what does proficiency mean? The National Institutes of Health (NIH) office of human resources use of five-step scale to measure proficiency from “fundamental awareness” to “expert.” But how do you break that down?