Small class sizes, minimum entry requirements, excellent facilities and professional, knowledgeable instructors and combine to make an intensive, effective and efficient route into the industry for individuals with the right qualifications and background.

For more information about the course, please see:

www.ROVTraining.org

Or contact us if you have a specific query.

Information regarding our bespoke ROV training for operating companies is available in the Bespoke Technical Training section of this site.

The careers fair is designed to inform service leavers of the career options available to them upon leaving the forces. There will be a wide range of training providers and companies alike available to chat to regarding careers and further education opportunities.

MTCS will be on hand to advise those wishing to start a successfull career in the offshore industry as an ROV Pilot Technician. We can be found on stand number 54. For those already wishing to partake on one of this years ROV courses, please bring along your CV for confirmation of eligibility.

“It’s nice to see that the experience and skills gained within the services are both useful and transferable within the ROV world”.- CPOAEM

For further details about this even please visit the CTP site at  http://www.ctp.org.uk/ctp/serviceleavers/events/details/396225

(L-R) Archie Workman, Tim Farron MP, Ian Durrell, Richard Warburton

Tim Farron MP and Archie Workman from Invest in Cumbria recently visited Maritime Training and Competence Solutions Ltd (MTCS) to find out more about the underwater technology training they provide at Windermere Business Centre. MTCS Ltd specialise in providing training and competence assurance to personnel involved in all aspects of underwater activities. The company has a strong client base in the oil and gas industry worldwide and is actively seeking to expand the business to service the needs of the renewable energy industry.

After looking around the training facility which includes an ROV simulator and training rooms for High Voltage, Hydraulics and Fibre Optics tuition, Richard Warburton, Managing Director of MTCS Ltd, explained how the company had been preparing to meet the demands for skilled staff in the offshore wind energy industry. When production from Round 3 wind farms gets under way there will be a significant demand for suitable trained/qualified engineers. Experienced personnel from the oil and gas industry or other engineering disciplines will potentially be able to take advantage of new career opportunities in the renewable energy sector both above and beneath the sea surface. Richard Warburton commented that “MTCS Ltd are developing courses to enable engineers to take advantage of those opportunities. The underwater activities required in the offshore renewable energy industry will include underwater construction and installation, inspection and survey of subsea structures and installation of power cables.”

MTCS Ltd has sought to be proactive in the development of a competence framework for the offshore renewable energy industry through membership of Envirolink Northwest and Renewable UK (formerly BWEA).  Richard Warburton, serves on the Skills and Education Sub Group of Renewable UK. This group has been working hard over the last few years to agree skills and competencies required in the emerging renewable energy industry. The first round of modern apprenticeships in wind technology have begun and hopefully more will follow soon along with the development of bridging courses for qualified engineers.

 Archie Workman, Investment Development Manager for Invest in Cumbria has been working with MTCS Ltd to signpost opportunities for business growth in the renewable energy sector and he said that “It is amazing to see we have a centre of excellence right here in the heart of Cumbria who are training ROV pilots and technicians in the offshore, renewables and nuclear sectors of the world. This is a growth industry and one we fully intend to support”

Tim Farron MP found the visit very interesting and commented “We should all be really proud of MTCS.  Based in Windermere, they are providing services that are of immense value to companies working in extreme conditions on the seabed across the world.  I got the chance to pilot their simulation underwater craft which gave me a sense of how immensely specialised their field is, and how vital their work is as we seek to support our vital energy industries.”

Maritime Training & Competence Solutions Ltd (MTCS) is able to provide a wide range of training and competence management services in to meet  our customer’s needs, from competence management frameworks and experienced personnel training packs , through to operational training covering a wide range of industry disciplines , such as ROV, High Voltage, Hydraulics and Fibre Optics.  All of MTCS’s training is to the highest possible industry standards when it comes to safety and quality, complying fully with IMCA’s (International Marine Contractors Association)  industry guidelines at all times. The industry experience our trainers have is superior to any other training available within the market.

Maritime Training & Competence Solutions Ltd will be exhibiting at Renewable UK 2010 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow from 2^nd November – 4^th November, and would be more than happy to explain a little more about what we do and the ways in which our training and competence management can assist you, or alternatively, if you would like to speak to us about a forthcoming project, MTCS’s  Managing Director, Richard Warburton, and our Renewable Energy Marketing Coordinator, Judith Moore,  will be on hand to answer any of your questions. We are exhibiting on the Envirolink Pavilion, situated at stand 233, in the main exhibition hall and look forward to seeing you. MTCS will also be exhibiting at the careers event on the last day and would  welcome the opportunity to discuss the ways in which our training could assist your career within the Renewable Energy market.

Building upon the success of our attendance at the European CTP fair in Herford, Germany; MTCS were on hand to advise and help individuals interested in the world class training and Competence Management schemes that Maritime Training & Competence Solutions provide.

MTCS Ltd have now held the preferred suppliers badge for well over a year.  Ian Durrell, Director of Services said, “Being awarded the ‘preferred supplier’ status means we are recognised for our industry renowned high standards”. Delegates who may be interested in the course can see the independent ratings given by past MTCS graduates from the forces, on the ELC website. At the time of publishing MTCS’s rating from past service personnel was 96%.

Training many ex-military personnel has provided the market with a wealth of MTCS competent ROV Pilot Technicians who have the necessary work ethics and transferable skill sets to embark on a rewarding and successful career.

Director of Services, Ian, having previously served more than twenty years in the forces stated “Many of the transferable skills our delegates possess from the military are openly sought after within the industry. Employers like to see individuals who are very hard working, conscientious, highly trained and reliable.”

The key differential that sets Maritime Training & Competence Solutions training in a class of its own is that we are the only training provider in the world to offer competency schemes to develop professional qualifications and certification long after our delegate’s initial course. It is fair to say that no other training provider is able to give such rounded and continuous training so far after the delegate’s initial course.

The MTCS Competence Scheme allows our graduates to work through the various competencies to achieve certification as; Pilot Tech 1, Submersible Engineer, Supervisor through to Offshore Supervisor. This is completed when offshore and is deployed to our graduates on either a flash drive or CD-Rom.

Ian Durrell (right)

MTCS Ltd had a successful day at the CTP careers and training fair in north Germany. We met numerous men and women who are looking into training for careers within the offshore industry, many of whom had been recommended by their peers to look into MTCS’s courses. MTCS director of services and senior trainer Mr Ian Durrell was on hand to advise on careers within the offshore industry and our ELC funded courses, such as our ROV Pilot Technician course and our Maritime Security Officer Course. Those entitles to ELC funding can save up to 80% on our courses.

The London Excel venue was again packed for this year’s biennial Oceanology event.  Over the three days the event was held, almost 7000 visitors passed through the doors from a range of 75 countries. Total attendance figures saw a growth of 4% on the previous events record. 

MTCS Ltd enjoyed an interesting and informative series of seminars and discussions at this year’s safety conference, held at the Marriott Hotel, Singapore. The theme for this years event was ‘Safety is our Common Language’.  The various topics raised lots of varying views and ideas in particular with reference to Competence Management within the offshore industry. A key consensus coming through was that self regulation is quite simply not enough; companies need to be establishing formal and regulated competence management schemes.

Doug Greenhough (left) instructing Lord Hunt (centre)

The Subsea UK exhibition and conference kicked off on the 10^th and 11^th of February at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. Subsea UK is the largest subsea oil and gas exhibition of its kind in Europe. Over 2,000 delegates and 200 exhibitors attended Subsea 2010 which focused on international opportunities for UK businesses in the sector following the theme of ‘Riding the next Wave’.

The conference program welcomed many of the industry leaders, contractors and suppliers to give their views on the major issues currently affecting the subsea industry. Conference delegates also welcomed key note speaker Lord Hunt (Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change) along with Jim Murphy (Secretary of State) and a range of further speakers from the UK, Murmansk region and Brazil.

MTCS Ltd helped to provide training for the simulator on the ISS stand and we’re on hand to discuss various training and competency needs with delegates and exhibitors alike. Our IT & simulator coordinator Doug Greenhough, had the opportunity of guiding Lord Hunt on how to fly an ROV on the simulator.

ISS are a rapidly developing service provider in the subsea market, supplying saturation and air diving as well as observation and workclass ROV spreads from a fleet of 22 systems. Survey Services are also provided through the wholly owned subsidiary – Andrews Survey. ISS also have on long term charter the DP vessel Normand Tonjer, providing air diving, ROV and Survey services from permanently installed spreads.

ISS are committed to ensuring the competence and development of our personnel. Early in 2008 we began the development of new companywide Training and Competence Management Programmes to meet this objective.
ISS contacted Maritime Training and Competence Solutions (MTCS) Ltd to support the new Competence Management Programme. Ian Herd, Managing Director, said “We approached MTCS because they have an excellent reputation in the industry and we have been very satisfied with the service they have given in the past. Together we have developed and delivered a Competence Management Programme which provides a structured approach in which our supervisors and managers have a key role as Assessors and Internal Verifiers. We are pleased with the expertise and support MTCS have provided in building the programme and we will benefit greatly from their support in its ongoing maintenance and improvement. In addition MTCS who are accreditated by EAL will provide the external verification of the Programme. ”

Phase 1 of the implementation of the programme started with the training of 100 ISS supervisors and managers as Assessors, 20 of whom continued their training to become Internal Verifiers. Next all personnel provided a portfolio of evidence to prove competence at their current grades as a baseline from which they will be able to work through the grades as they achieve the experience and evidence required.

Richard Warburton, Managing Director of MTCS Ltd commented “We are delighted to have been able to help ISS to implement their Competence Management Programme. Our Senior Consultant, Ian Durrell has worked very closely with Phil Bradbury, the ISS SHEQ Manager, and Bill Sandison, the Training and Competence Manager along with the ISS line managers, while building the programme.  The cooperation between experienced operational personnel from ISS and Competence Management expertise for MTCS has resulted in a very successful project. Many companies provide training for personnel but very few are committed to ensuring their personnel are fully competent. ISS have invested in their people and I am sure that this investment will pay dividends in the future.