API 580 Training

3/18/2021

This is the second video in our short video series describing the various services and offerings of AOC. Leon Johnson, VP for Learning and Performance, introduces our very popular API 580 Training Course. This is a course that is ideal preparation before taking your API 580 exam. It has been delivered on three continents and can be delivered either face to face or remotely. For more information about our API 580 Training course, check out https://www.aoccorp.com/training/api-580-training. There will be a further short video released next month when our API 581 Training course will be introduced. We hope that you enjoy this content and look forward to receiving your comments. Contact AOC at https://www.aoccorp.com/contact.

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