SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE


Celebrating 30 years with City & Guilds Group


By Sally O’Connell, UK Training Centre Manager for Spirax Sarco


Thirty years is a long time, isn’t it? Like a pearl wedding anniversary, it shows a strong relationship that’s stood the test of time, and that’s exactly what we have with City & Guilds Group.


Beginning in 1989, our partnership was born out of The Dairy Trade Federation and City & Guilds’ decision to introduce a skills-testing scheme for the validation and accreditation of maintenance engineers in the dairy industry. This led to the introduction of a nationally recognised certificate, where Spirax Sarco were the only authorised provider of Steam Plant Maintenance training for the scheme.


During the three decades we’ve held course-accreditation, we’ve been able to consistently develop our course offering, further strengthening our international reputation for the quality of training we provide. This includes gaining accreditation for our Steam Plant Maintenance course, which replaced the previous Dairy Trade version following its withdrawal by City & Guilds, and our Steam Boiler Plant Fundamentals (Shell Boiler) course.


Our courses We’re very proud to offer courses that meet the high standards required by City & Guilds, delivered from our state- of-the-art training facility in Cheltenham. Designed for anyone involved in the planning, upgrading or day-to-day running of steam boilers, the Steam Boiler Plant Fundamentals (Shell Boiler) course provides an understanding of the wet side of the boiler. The course also outlines trends in the management and control of boiler plant in order to achieve safe and efficient operation.


Our accredited Steam Plant Maintenance course is another cornerstone of our training offering. Developed using our unparalleled understanding of the application of steam, the course demonstrates how to competently operate steam systems in a safe and efficient fashion. The course’s syllabus is approved by City & Guilds, and provides delegates with the basic knowledge and practical skills required to maintain and find faults in steam systems through practical, hands-on exercises.


FIND OUT MORE


Why not make 2020 the year to develop your steam engineering skills? To find out more about Spirax Sarco’s range of training courses, get your copy of our training brochure at sxscom.uk/trainingbrochure


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Both are key courses for needing to gain industry-recognised accreditation. Our high-quality training offering and expertise, combined with City & Guilds’ commitment to extremely high training standards, ensures we continue to provide delegates with the skills and knowledge for use in their workplace.


The future’s bright Working with City & Guilds has allowed us to create and deliver high quality courses that learners are looking for. It’s fantastic for us to be so closely aligned to a world leader in developing skills for growth. Our ongoing partnership is also great news for organisations that make use of Spirax Sarco’s leading training offering. By gaining the industry-recognised accreditation our courses offer, these companies can ensure their staff are competent, trained and able to use their new knowledge of steam to benefit the business.


As we look forward to the next thirty years, we’re sure our relationship with City & Guilds will go from strength to strength. Here’s to the future!


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