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NEW SURVIVAL CENTRE BLOWS AWAY THE COMPETITION
With skills shortages remaining a critical issue facing the wind sector – leading renewables training provider AIS has invested millions of pounds in a new purpose built offshore survival centre and training village in North Shields to help address the issue.
OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR – UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH Paul Stonebanks, Managing Director at AIS said: “Being so close to the River Tyne we’ve seen a huge upsurge in training to meet the needs of the renewable offshore wind sector.
“The global wind industry is experiencing unprecedented growth and there are many resulting skills shortages that need to be plugged. We’ve invested heavily in state-of-the-art facilities and in developing one of the most comprehensive wind training portfolios to ensure we are well placed to meet the needs of an increasingly important worldwide industry.”
FULL TRAINING PACKAGE
“Our training village is one of only a handful globally to offer the complete suite of GWO training modules, as well as being Renewable UK, OPITO and IRATA approved and this new survival centre will complete our offer.
“From working at height to sea survival, first aid and emergency response safety training through to specialist skills such as mechanical joint integrity, CompEx Electrical, rigging and lifting and rope access, we can now provide a full training package to anyone entering or already working in the global wind industry.”
AIS Group
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SERVICES INCLUDE: • Transportable and Modular Pontoon System and Pushing Tug
REALISTIC EMERGENCY SCENARIOS
The new £2.4 million offshore survival centre will train workers from the offshore wind, oil and gas and maritime sectors in survival techniques using facilities which imitate realistic emergency scenarios including helicopter ditching at sea, sea survival, escape from smoke filled environments, evacuation via lifeboat and boat transfer.
FACILITIES
The new centre includes an environmental pool, fire training centre and lifeboat and davit system, as well as state-of-the- art classrooms, changing facilities, world-class restaurant and meeting rooms with construction work completed in March 2014.
It’s the latest addition to AIS’s extensive 150,000 square foot training village in North Shields which features a variety of realistic simulated workplace environments including a 20 metre tall wind turbine training tower. The learning village is one of the highest rated, most well equipped training facilities in the UK and also one of the only places to offer courses approved to deliver OPITO, STCW, Global Wind Organisation and Renewables UK training programmes.
• Equipment Hire – Pontoons, Fenders, Cranes and Boat Charter
• Marine Consultancy and Specialist Events • Bespoke Fabrication and Engineering • Marine Maintenance • ROV Services
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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT US ON: T 0191 4275303 | E
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