Going to Drilling School: Jim Smith of Ontario’s Fleming College
Jim Smith has taught at Fleming College’s Resources Drilling Technician Program for more than 15 years, so he’s an expert on not only training up-and-coming drillers, but also helping veteran drillers brush up their skills. We brought him on Drilling In-Site, episode 21, to talk about the school, as well as the current challenges and opportunities of a modern trades education.
“My boots are dirty still,” Smith says. A Fleming graduate himself, Smith still spends summers on a rig.