SPECIALIST TRAINING COURSES -
TAILORED TO CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
Most
of our member consultants have had a number of years experience in full time
appointments teaching engineering and related management subjects. Professor David Sherwin, has been a full
time academic from 1979 until retirement in 2003, and is an international
authority on terotechnology, (maintenance of engineering assets).
We
are now able to offer clients the full benefit of this experience combined with
that of our day-to-day work in live projects, where we have been closely
involved as consultants.
Subjects at present offered:
Process
Engineering for Non-specialists (Peter
Perkins)
Chemical
engineering holds a special place in the process industries. This course enables the non-specialist to
understand the basic principles involved and the ability to make basic calculations
in order to increase his confidence in communicating with process engineers
inside or outside his organization; thus improving all round management
efficiency.
-- Gas
Processing (Peter
Perkins)
Gas
is arguably the most popular fuel today, outside transport. This course aims to introduce the
technologies needed to process gas during its transportation from reservoir to
various types of use and end user. It
covers specification and sales contracts, purification, compression and
pipelines; together with special requirements for liquefied natural gas LNG.
-- Oil
& Gas Orientation (Peter
Perkins)
With
major production taking place offshore in shallow and deep water, and with
technology changing rapidly, today's engineer or technologist will probably
have to work in several different locations throughout his or her career. The course introduces the basic technology
of oil and gas production, the concepts involved and an introduction to the
economics and management of projects.
-- Management
Basics
(Robert Barnes)
A
series of half, one or two day refresher courses to cover most of the basic
elements of good management practice. These
include:
-- Thinking, Writing and Listening
effectively
-- Public Speaking and preparing short
talks and presentations
-- Problem solving by written
appreciation methodology
-- Writing Papers and Reports
-- Precis and Minute writing
-- Writing Specifications
-- Writing Briefs and briefing at board level
-- Reliability & Maintenance. (Robert
Barnes, Nigel Locke)
This
subject has been of growing importance since World War 2, when Dr Robert Lusser
applied probability theory to the design and development of the guidance and
propulsion system for the first cruise missile (FZG-76 or V1). David Sherwin and Nigel Locke contributed
to the drafting of the national standard, BS 5760. We can provide a number of
courses ranging from one to 14 days on these related subjects at introduction,
medium or advanced level.
— Reliability,
Data Analysis & Maintenance Optimization (David
Sherwin)
A
graduate level course for professional plant engineers and managers with
responsibility for maintenance and purchase of machinery; and who have some
previous knowledge and experience of reliability techniques.
-- Inspection
of Engineering Assets (Robert
Barnes)
The
definitive standard for inspection bodies (BS EN 45004) was introduced in
1996. This was developed from the ISO
9000 standards for quality assurance, with contrasting emphasis on the
qualifications, experience and control of personnel involved in statutory
inspection activities, for example the Pressure Systems Regulations. The course covers the main activities in
managing inspection activities and in gaining accreditation under the standard
by inspection bodies.
-- Gas
Turbine Theory & Practice. (Richard Langman, Robert Barnes)
A
general course designed to provide a thorough review of the basic and more
advanced features of marine, offshore and land based gas turbines. It covers
development, technology and operation; including use of exotic materials,
monitoring performance and solving operational problems in simple and complex
cycles, burning different or a combination of fuels. This course can be adapted to cover their growing importance in
CHP and Community/District Heating systems, which are now eligible for
exemption from the forthcoming climate levy or carbon tax.
--
-- Marine
Electric Systems Design (Richard
Maylin)
A
new course under development, which presumes some graduate level knowledge of
marine electrical engineering. Its aim
is to develop the design team as a disciplined entity. To achieve this, the course will comprise a
design exercise for a small to medium sized vessel from the initial
specification to outline system. It
will cover selection and disposition of main equipments, cabling and fault
protection, together with important considerations of ship safety and system
reliability. (availability
on application).
-- Integrated
Logistic Support (Nigel
Locke)
Designed
for those likely to be working on large capital projects (particularly those
that are defence related) with high through life costs, this course covers the
basic principles and procedures required by the recent Defence Standard
00-60. It will enable project engineers
and managers to understand the complicated systems involved and the reasons for
carrying out the various activities in this complicated "concept to
scrap" management tool.
ARRANGEMENTS
These
courses are flexible can be held at your desired location by arrangement.
Alternatively, given notice, we can arrange to hold them here in Eastleigh at The
Point, Eastleigh Borough Council's modern arts and meeting centre, two minute's
walk from our offices across the park, and which include full catering
facilities. (The Point was recently
improved with the help of a millenium lottery grant). There are a number of local hotels for accommodation. See the home page for Eastleigh's excellent
transport and travel facilities.
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Date of Issue/Revision: 11th September
2004