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Offshore industry training expert, AIS has signed a long-term strategic agreement with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to bring realistic simulated training to the wind sector.
WIND TRAINING TOWER AIS has signed a deal to use ORE Catapult’s 27-metre high wind training tower for working at height training to ensure workers are well prepared before they venture onto a turbine. The onshore training tower, which is located at Blyth beside the North East coast, is almost double the current height required for working at height training by industry bodies such as RenewableUK and the Global Wind Organisation.
This additional height enables AIS Training to recreate realistic field conditions so that people get a feel for the environment and decide if it’s the right career for them. The training tower complements AIS’s new Renewable Energy Centre of Excellence and offshore training village, incorporating survival pool and onsite hotel, on North Tyneside at North Shields,
REAL WORLD TRAINING Dave Bowyer, Director of Training and Education at AIS, said: “Feedback from the industry suggests that the more realistic the training conditions then the more ‘work-ready’ the personnel. Some workers simply aren’t prepared for the eye-watering heights on an offshore turbine having trained at the industry standard of 15 metres. When faced with the real environment they are unable to perform and some even have to be shipped home at great cost to the operator or contractor.
“Thanks to this new deal with ORE Catapult we are able to deliver an immersive training experience at AIS which gives delegates a true taste of what to expect when working in the wind industry. Our evacuation exercises are conducted from the top of the tower in the open air, towards the sea and overlooking the first wind turbines ever developed off the Blyth coast. It’s as close to being there as you can get.
“With operation and maintenance costs accounting for between 20-25% of the total lifetime costs of an offshore windfarm it is vital operators are confident that personnel undertaking working at height duties are fully competent and will deliver.”
MULTI-MILLION POUND SPECIALIST TRAINING VILLAGE IN GRIMSBY OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS DOORS AIS has unveiled its second £10m state-of- the-art industrial training village at the heart of the UK’s wind industry in Grimsby.
Over 100 business leaders from across the Humber region turned out for the launch of the first phase of the centre which was officially opened by Grimsby MP, Melanie Onn who also sits on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee. The centre, which is based at the world- renowned CATCH facility near Grimsby, has been developed by leading industrial trainer AIS to provide specialist skills training for the global wind, maritime, oil and gas, nuclear and heavy industry sectors.
FULLY EQUIPPED WIND TRAINING CENTRE
Phase one includes a fully equipped wind training centre with 17metre high training tower, climbing and rescue platform incorporating vertical fall-arrest safety systems, three mock nacelles, a rope access area and a lifting and rigging workshop.
Phase two will include the development of a survival pool and innovation and training hub during 2015/16. The finished training facility will provide careers advice and guidance and will develop training programmes tailored to future industry needs.
The new centre is creating up to 30 new jobs and will establish the Grimsby area as a global hub for specialist skills training. It is expecting to train more than 15,000 delegates annually in skills such as working at height and in confined space, sea survival, banksman slinger, first aid, fire awareness and basic fire-fighting. With approvals from industry bodies Renewable UK, GWO, OPITO and the MCA.
WIDE REACHING PRESENCE Dave Bowyer, Director of Training and Education at AIS, said: “As well as Grimsby, AIS now boasts a presence in North Tyneside, Aberdeen and Huddersfield allowing us to deliver exceptional customer service in any location that suits our clients as well as specialise onsite training where we can deliver bespoke training at your site, on your systems.
“Skills shortages remain one of the key challenges facing businesses across the UK and the creation of this – our second - world-leading training facility will help to plug some of those gaps. AIS Training has an exceptional record of helping people into work by developing competent and talented workers with the appropriate skill sets for industry. We see enormous potential for Grimsby to be a global leader in renewable energy skills and competency training worldwide and we are very excited to help the city fulfil its potential.”
NEW ADVANCED FIRST AID AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENT COURSE Some of the wind industry’s leading players gave an overwhelming thumbs-up to a new pilot course developed by AIS Training to help save the lives of those working in remote locations.
The Advanced First Aid and Incident Management Course is being launched by AIS to cover advanced medical techniques for those crucial first three ‘golden hours’ when medical intervention by a specialist has the greatest chance of saving life. As well as equipping delegates with the skills to deal with emergencies such as heart attacks, strokes and fractures, the course covers accidents like falls and crushes.
ISOLATED WORKING
Dave Bowyer, Director of Training and Education at AIS said: “Being in the wind industry means you might find yourself working in the middle of nowhere where you can’t just dial 999 if there’s
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