This competency-based education curriculum for teaching the orientation and safety program for the oil and gas industry in West Virginia is organized into seven units. These units cover the following topics: introduction to oil and gas, first aid, site preparation, drilling operations, equipment familiarity, well completion, and preparation for employment. Each unit is divided into a number of tasks. For each task, an introduction, learning activities, student reference information sheets, and student evaluation questions are provided. (Examples of tasks are the following: know the driller's safety responsibilities, learn the job of the casing crew, work with the rotary kelly, and build a transmission line.) Line drawings are used to illustrate the information sheets, and a glossary is included in the packet. (KC)