If you’re here, you realize the value of investing in your people. Here’s to you! When your oil and gas accountants are at the top of their game, everybody wins.
COPAS is a professional member association for the oil and gas industry’s most knowledgeable and influential accounting professionals, offering programs and education that result in innovative business and accounting solutions. If you employ one oil and gas accountant or a hundred, we have resources to help them grow, challenge and achieve.
How COPAS can help:
With more experienced managers retiring, it’s harder to train and educate your new employees. Let us give you a hand! Our four-day foundational course is designed to give your new hires the skills, confidence and motivation they need to succeed in their roles.
This open enrollment course is held throughout the year in major industry centers. We can also bring the training to you with affordable private training packages.
By participating in COPAS, employees can become your firm’s go-to resources for the latest information and best practices. You as an employer will also gain corporate representation through your employees’ membership.
Covering the cost of your employees’ memberships is well worth the investment. When your people participate in COPAS, they’ll bring back knowledge and skills that keep you on the cutting edge of the industry.
With new CPE courses every month, COPAS Energy Education meets the need for up-to-the-minute, relevant and accessible knowledge for your accountants. Our courses balance theory and real world practices for an engaging experience. Your people can learn everything from foundational best practices and basics to emerging issues like managing remote technology centers and drone charges.
COPAS members receive discounts on CPE courses, and we often offer package deals for employers.
COPAS members get access to high-quality publications with key industry guidance, plus updated economic factors such as the workers’ compensation actuarial assessment. COPAS publications are recognized worldwide as the authority for oil and gas accounting standards for U.S. Operations.
Earning the Accredited Petroleum Accountant® Certification proves that your accountants have proficient knowledge of the unique guidelines and principles of oil and gas accounting. Being APA® certified shows a commitment to professional excellence and to shaping thought leadership in our industry.
APA® certifications are valid for one year. By completing continued education that advances knowledge, skills and abilities, APA® certified accountants stay current with the latest research, professional standards and guidelines.