Training for Plant Operators / Technicians

The goal of an Inprocess Educational Program for Operations is to develop the individual and team capabilities, which underpin the plant’s operating and maintenance missions. To succeed, training must focus on closing the knowledge and skill gaps. Guided by this principle, effective process plant training hinges on four key steps:

• Analysing and quantifying the learning gap
• Developing training sequences and tools
• Delivering training at the learners’ level and pace
• Evaluating for retention and use

The heart of the training process is the transfer of the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSAs) directly linked to each trainee’s job competencies. This tangible link between job tasks and learning content is crucial. It unambiguously demonstrates to learners the concrete work outcomes that result from training, as well as reinforcing their motivation to attain demonstrable, measurable job skills. Thanks to the profusion of widely-available digital technologies, this transfer of KSAs to plant personnel can now take place in many formats, including digital supports, web-based learning, instructor-assisted operator training simulator (OTS) training, instructor-led practical training, and self-paced eLearning. The final learning blend is a well-planned balance of training techniques and tools supporting the creation of the requisite competencies needed within the takeover timeframe.In such context, Inprocess offers a wide selection of digital learning platforms for plant operators training, always with very practical and simulation-based exercises, which ensure a higher retention of the concepts being learnt:

• ITOP: To learn about the functioning of the different pieces of equipment existing in a producing plant (Unit Operations), with the option to visualize and interact with the equipment internals in a 3D environment
• INGENO: Collection of Generic Operator Training Systems covering several processing units in Upstream, Refining and Fertilizer industries
• Custom-Made OTS: High-Fidelity replicas of the working environment of control room operators, with fully functional control and safety systems