Halliburton 2021 Annual & Sustainability Report Social 61 Expansion of Flexible Learning Talent Identification and Succession (continued) Management • After pausing for most of 2020 because of the Halliburton has more than 8,000 leaders among our pandemic, our executive education programming employees. The ongoing identification and development resumed in 2021. When required, we moved a portion of of potential leadership talent ensures business continuity this programming, including Level III of the four-tiered and strengthens our competitive advantage, both of Business Leadership Development (BLD) Program and which are critical for our short- and long-term success. the President’s Leadership Excellence Program (PLEP), to a virtual format. In 2021, we identified more than 18,000 potential • Multiple PSLs have converted classroom training into successors — our most diverse roster of successors modular, learner-driven formats with flexible delivery to date. One of our most significant investments in options to maximize the benefits of virtual instructor- developing future leaders in the Company is our executive led, self-paced, and on-the-job training for thousands education programs (BLD I, II, and III, and PLEP). Even in a of employees. This has reduced travel time, limited the year with travel restrictions impacting many countries, of impact of travel restrictions, and allowed motivated our 324 program attendees, 40 different nationalities were employees to own their development and accelerate represented and 25% were female. their careers. Despite recent disruptions and continual changes, the quality of our training and education is unrivaled in our industry. For the ninth consecutive year, the Halliburton Global Competency Assurance Program maintained its status as the only full-spectrum oilfield services company to enjoy global accreditation by the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) with no restrictions. Launch of the Data Science Academy In alignment with our Halliburton 4.0 digital approach, we introduced the Halliburton Data Science Academy in 2021. This new online, self-paced learning program enhances employees’ analytical skills and further expands our capabilities to address the large amounts of data to which we have daily access. During this year-long program, participants enhance their skills in functions such as data analytics, data engineering, data science, and machine learning. Upon completion of the program, participants understand how to use innovative solutions to effectively respond to complex business challenges. In March, PSL technology directors nominated more than 170 technology and Landmark employees for the pilot phase of the academy’s introduction, later expanding curricula access to an additional 160 employees.