Course Search

Introduction

Aberdeen Skills and Enterprise Training Ltd (ASET) trading as ASET International Oil & Gas Training Academy is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Aberdeen College.

The company has been delivering competence based training since 1993 and acquired the Shell Operations training facility in February 2000.

Since then ASET has delivered Exploration, Production and Maintenance training to the majority of the world leading oil majors and contractors. The company developed the first dedicated Hazardous Area Training Centre in the world and is still the world leader in this provision. The Marine Department Centre is the only training centre recognised by the International Association of Drilling contractors and the Nautical Institute for Stability and Semi–Submersible and Jack–Up training.

ASET has developed and grown over the past number of years and on 7th March 2012 held the official opening of its new International Oil & Gas Training Academy with a £10m investment in premises and equipment and is arguably the finest training facility anywhere in the world.

ASET has capitalised on the wealth of resources and on the expertise available within Aberdeen, the acknowledged oil and gas capital of Europe. Our lecturers possess extensive industrial experience in their respective fields in addition to their appropriate instructor and assessor qualifications. In meeting industry demands and expectations ASET has developed a wide range of competence based training and assessment programmes to meet the needs of the oil, gas, process and marine industries and to meet the accreditation demands of qualification Awarding Bodies and Industry Associations. The centre delivers long and short course programmes to 150 delegates every working day.

During its history Aberdeen College and ASET have gained numerous awards and distinctions as recognition of the quality and integrity of its training provisions. These include winning:

• The highest accolade the Queen's Anniversary Prize on two occasions
• The SQA International Centre of the Year Silver Award and Gold Award
• The Offshore Achievement Award for Internationalisation of Scottish Skills in 2009
• The Charter Mark for Excellence awarded and re–awarded from 1994 to the present day.

For the last 17 years Aberdeen College and ASET have delivered the Oil and Gas Industry Modern Apprenticeship Scheme — The Upstream Oil and Gas Industry Technician Training Scheme (UOGITTS).

The training courses and capabilities listed in the following pages have been delivered to oil and gas clients in the UK and worldwide.

ASET has the capacity to adapt and customise specialised provision to meet client specific needs while maintaining international standards which ensure the award of internationally recognised qualifications. ASET's new International Oil & Gas Training Academy has been recognised by the North Sea and UK Continental Shelf as a world class training facility, a showcase for training equipment and expertise, and an excellent model which can be developed in locations worldwide.

ASET's fully functional training equipment including the fully functional AbCol Oil & Gas Production Training Platform and Delta V Control System, the most up–to–date HV / LV switchgear, the Hazardous Area Ex Electrical and Instrumentation Training Centre, Marine Operations, Dynamic Positioning and Semi Submersible and Jack–Up Training Simulator ensure that delegates are trained and develop new skills in a realistic but safe environment — "Reality without the risk".

• Oil & Gas Technicians Training Schemes
• Practical Skills Based, OPITO, SVQ, NVQ

• Customised Oil & Gas Technician Training Programmes
• Process, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Electrical

• Production Operations
• 'Live' Process Plant & Dynamic Simulation
• SVQ

• Maintenance and Process Operations
• Upstream & Downstream
• SVQ, OPITO, C&G

• Emergency Response for CROs & OIMs (OPITO Approved)

• Management of Major Emergencies for Emergency Teams (OPITO Approved)
• Fixed Platform, FPSO, Drilling, Onshore Plants

• Dynamic Positioning
• To NI Standards

• Semi–Submersible Stability
• Simulator — Actuated Table
• IADC & NI Accredited

• Marine Operations of Self–Elevating Platforms

• Marine Radio Operators Courses
• Maritime & Coastguard Agency Approved

• Ex Training for Hazardous Areas
• CompEx Accredited

• HV/LV Switching
• Utilising 'Live' Electrical Plant
• C&G Accredited

• Health & Safety

• Over One Hundred Oil & Gas Related Short Courses Available

Our unique training facilities have allowed us to achieve an impressive reputation in the delivery of Ex, HV/LV, Dynamic Positioning, Stability, Jackup, Radiotelephony, Oil-related Operations and Maintenance Technicians training courses worldwide. ASET was the first to provide training in a number of specialised areas that include:

• Dynamic Positioning
  (since 1984) NI approved
• Offshore Stability and Ballast Control
  (since 1987) NI/IADC approved
• Marine Operations of Jack–Ups
  (since 1991)
• 'Ex' Competence Based Training for Electricity in Hazardous Areas
  (since 1991) CompEx approved
• ATEX
  (since 2001)
• Simulated High Voltage and Low Voltage Switching
  (since 1997) City & Guilds approved
• Production and Process Operations
  (since 2000) City & Guilds, SQA approved
• Emergency Response Training and Assessment
  (since 2000) OPITO approved
• Maintenance
  (since 2000)
• Technicians Training Programmes
  (since 2000) EAL, City & Guilds, SQA approved
• Health & Safety Training
  NEBOSH, IOSH approved

'To deliver, in partnership with other providers, a high quality education and training service, appropriate to
the lifelong learning needs and aspirations of its clients, in a diverse range of settings.'

Aberdeen College Mission Statement

ASET's parent organisation, Aberdeen College, is the second largest college of further education in Scotland and is located in the heart of Scotland's offshore oil and gas industry.

The College serves an extensive geographical area of around 60 miles north/south and 60 miles westward from Aberdeen itself. Aberdeen College offers over 4,700 programmes, from full–time HNDs to single units. Courses are delivered at the College's four main centres, in over 100 community locations, via distance learning and in the workplace, to over 28,000 different individuals a year.

The College has an enviable reputation for quality in the provision of further education, skills and vocational training. Its commitment to quality has been recognised by the achievement of a number of quality standards and awards, including:

• ISO 14001:2004 Standard for Environmental Management Systems
• EcoCampus Platinum Award
• A Herald Society Award
• Six UK Beacon Awards
• Customer Service Excellence Standard
• Investors in People (IIP) Standard
• Matrix Standard for the College's Guidance Service.

The College also received a 2009 Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. This National honour recognises world–class excellence, in any aspect of an institution's work, which demonstrates evidence of originality, innovation and benefit for the wider community. The College's successful entry was entitled "Delivering skills in the oil and gas industry and supporting community cohesion".