PetroVietnam College

What PetroVietnam College does

PetroVietnam College (Trường Cao Đẳng Dầu Khí, branded PVCOLLEGE) is a state-owned vocational education institution directly subordinate to Petrovietnam (Tập đoàn Công nghiệp – Năng lượng Quốc gia Việt Nam), Vietnam's national oil and gas group. Founded on 7 November 1975 in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province, the college has trained more than 200,000 students across 150+ programs over a 50-year operating history. It delivers multi-level vocational qualifications (Cao đẳng college-level, Trung cấp intermediate, and Liên thông articulation), continuing-education short courses, and energy-transition curriculum including AI applications, hydrogen production, and nuclear-power workforce development.

The institution operates three distinct revenue streams. The first is tuition and training fees from associate-degree, intermediate-certificate, and continuing-education programs. The second is specialized technical services, including IMCA-certified diving and underwater construction, VILAS 121 and VILAS 370 accredited calibration under ISO/IEC 17025, and onshore industrial equipment maintenance and valve repair. The third is short-term corporate training covering OPITO-certified offshore safety courses (including the newly added Travel Safely by Boat programs), OERTM/OERTL emergency response training, helicopter firefighting and crash rescue, occupational safety, and emerging topics in digital transformation and AI. Supporting infrastructure includes two campuses in Vũng Tàu and Bà Rịa and certified training centers such as the Trung tâm Đào tạo An toàn Môi trường (ATMT) and Trung tâm Ứng dụng Khoa học Kỹ thuật (S&TAC).

Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales: PVCollege contracts directly with Petrovietnam member companies (PTSC, PVCFC, Vietsovpetro, PVFCCo, CuuLong-JOC, NCSP) for customized corporate training cohorts, while individual students enroll through the school website, hotline (0917.287.755), and online registration form. Pricing is not publicly disclosed beyond scholarship tiers of 3.7-21 million VND per student. International certifications (OPITO, IMCA, City & Guilds, ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 17025, OHSAS 18001) and the parent-group affiliation form the commercial backbone, with the college effectively functioning as the in-house training and technical-services arm for Vietnam's state-owned energy sector.

Name

PetroVietnam College

Legal name

Trường Cao Đẳng Dầu Khí

Website

https://pvcollege.edu.vn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PetroVietnam College is a state-owned Vietnamese vocational college under Petrovietnam that trains oil-and-gas workforce through degree, short-course, and safety programs, while delivering IMCA-certified diving, VILAS-accredited calibration, and onshore technical services to energy-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education and Training

NAICS

Junior Colleges (61121), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

EMS Training & Competency Development (EUAHAIAH)

Keywords

• Oil and gas training
• Vocational education services
• Offshore safety certification
• Underwater construction services
• Calibration and measurement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vũng Tàu

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Training Fees: Revenue from vocational training programs including associate degrees (Cao đẳng), intermediate certificates (Trung cấp), and continuing education courses for the oil and gas industry.
2. Technical Services: Revenue from technical services including diving and underwater construction, equipment maintenance, calibration, and industrial valve repair services.
3. Short-term Training Courses: Revenue from specialized short-term training programs in safety, environment, AI applications, data analytics, digital transformation, and nuclear energy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PetroVietnam College (PVCollege) is a state-owned vocational education institution under Petrovietnam delivering multi-level training (College, Intermediate, and Articulation programs) for Vietnam's oil and gas workforce, alongside specialized technical services. It provides OPITO-certified offshore safety training, IMCA-certified diving and underwater construction, VILAS-accredited calibration services, and short-term professional development courses for the energy sector. With 50 years of operation and 150+ training programs, it serves as Vietnam's premier institution for oil and gas human resource development.

Product overview

PetroVietnam College (PVCollege) is a vocational education institution under Petrovietnam, providing comprehensive training and services for the oil and gas industry. The institution offers a multi-level training system including College-level (Cao đẳng), Intermediate-level (Trung cấp), and Articulation programs (Liên thông), along with short-term professional development courses. The institution operates as a unified platform combining academic education with specialized services including Safety and Environment Training (OPITO-certified), Oil and Gas Human Resources Training, Onshore Technical Services, Underground/Offshore Construction Services (IMCA-certified diving), and Calibration Services (VILAS-accredited). The training portfolio includes programs for energy transition topics such as hydrogen production technology and nuclear power human resources development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Trung tâm Đào tạo An toàn Môi trường (ATMT): Trung tâm chuyên đào tạo các khóa học về an toàn, phòng cháy chữa cháy, và môi trường cho ngành dầu khí theo tiêu chuẩn quốc tế OPITO.
• Trung tâm Ứng dụng Khoa học Kỹ thuật (S&TAC)

Products and services

• College-level Training (Đào tạo Cao đẳng)

Quantifiable outcome

• 200,000+ trainees trained over 50 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Vietsovpetro Youth UnionminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 July 2026PVCollege Youth Union collaborated with Vietsovpetro Youth Union and Phuong Rach Dua Youth Union to organize beach cleanup at Chi Linh beach, promoting environmental awareness.
• KINGS (Korea)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026PVCollege signed MOU with KINGS (Korea) to strengthen training and development of high-quality human resources for nuclear power sector, contributing to building the foundation for national energy development strategy.
• PTSC (Tổng Công ty Cổ phần Dịch vụ Kỹ thuật Dầu khí Việt Nam)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026PTSC collaborated with PVCollege to organize 'Training and Mentoring Skills for Managers' course for 30 managerial staff from PTSC and member companies, focusing on developing succession talent.
• PVCFC (Tổng Công ty Phân bón Cà Mau)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026PVCollege provided training course on 'Oil and Gas Industry and Energy Transition Trend' for over 70 cadres and employees of PVCFC and Ca Mau Fertilizer Factory, covering upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors.
• Petrovietnam (Tập đoàn Công nghiệp – Năng lượng Quốc gia Việt Nam)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2026Petrovietnam is the parent organization of PVCollege. The group appointed new rector Ngô Xuân Hưng and provides strategic direction for training high-quality workforce for the energy sector, including nuclear power development.
• NCSP (Phòng Cảnh sát PCCC & CNCH Khu vực 24)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2026PVCollege collaborated with NCSP to organize fire safety drill at Ba Ria campus, training students and school fire safety team in emergency response procedures.
• Học viện Viettel (Viettel Academy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2026PVCollege collaborated with Viettel Academy to organize training courses on 'Enhancing Training Operations Capacity' and 'Designing Learning Materials for Digital Teaching' for school leadership, faculty, and online training platform development team.
• Offshore Oil and Gas CompaniescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 21 May 2025PVCollege provides OERTM (Offshore Emergency Response Team Member) and OERTL (Offshore Emergency Response Team Leader) training for offshore fire response teams at oil and gas facilities.
• PVFCCo (Tổng Công ty Phân bón và Hóa chất Dầu khí)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2025PVCollege collaborated with PVFCCo to organize periodic occupational safety and health training (Group 4) for company cadres.
• CuuLong-JOC (Công ty Liên doanh Điều hành Cửu Long)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2025PVCollege organized 'Helicopter Fire Fighting and Crash Rescue' training course for 15 personnel from CuuLong-JOC at training facilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• OPITO: UK-based standards body that sets the OPITO curriculum framework used by PVCollege. Not a competitor per se, but the dominant incumbent whose accreditation underpins much of PVCollege's certified offering.

Emerging players

• Energy Institute: UK-based professional membership body offering energy-sector competency development and continuing professional education. Adjacent peer in competency-based training and certification.

Direct peers

• RelyOn Nutec: International safety and survival training provider with OPITO-accredited courses for offshore O&G personnel. Comparable in technical safety curriculum, certification portfolio, and corporate client base.
• Maersk Training: Offshore safety and maritime training provider offering OPITO-certified courses and simulation-based technical training. Comparable in O&G safety curriculum and international certification focus.
• Survival Systems Training: Offshore safety and emergency response training provider with OPITO-accredited courses (HUET, sea survival, fire fighting). Comparable in OERTM/OERTL-style curriculum PVCollege offers.
• Falck Safety Services (now Survitec): Global OPITO-certified offshore safety training provider offering Travel Safely by Boat and similar programs. Directly comparable in OPITO curriculum and target market of offshore O&G workers.
• Petrovietnam University (PVU): Sister institution under Petrovietnam offering bachelor and master level O&G and energy programs. Most direct comparable as a fellow Petrovietnam-affiliated training entity targeting the same employer base.

Regional players

• PETRONAS Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM): Malaysian maritime and offshore training academy offering OPITO-aligned courses for the regional O&G sector. Comparable in maritime/offshore safety curriculum and ASEAN O&G training market.
• PETRONAS University of Technology (UTP): Malaysian PETRONAS-affiliated university producing O&G and energy engineering talent. Regional comparable serving a sister national oil company's workforce development needs.
• Akademi Minyak dan Gas Bumi (Akamigas): Indonesian state-run O&G vocational academy under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Regional comparable focused on the same upstream/downstream O&G workforce training mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/petrovietnam-manpower-training-college

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about PetroVietnam College