WHAT WE DO
WHAT WE DO
ASET International Oil & Gas Training Academy is a trading name of Aberdeen Skills and Enterprise Training Ltd (ASET), a wholly owned subsidiary company of North East Scotland College (NESCol). The Company operates mainly on a commercial basis for the Oil & Gas, Engineering and Construction industries in Process, Maintenance Engineering, Electrical and Ex Hazardous Areas, Emergency Response, Marine, including DP and Stability and Scaffolding on a worldwide basis. ASET remits all revenue surpluses to NESCol and does not retain any cash or profit.
The Academy has a range of market leading technology and equipment which includes the fully functional ABCOL Oil & Gas Production Training Platform and Delta V Control System; most up-to-date HV / LV switchgear; Hazardous Area Ex Centre; Emergency Response Training Department; Marine Operations, Dynamic Positioning and Semi- Submersible and Jack-Up Training Simulator - ensuring that delegates are trained and develop new skills in a realistic but safe environment. “Reality without the risk”.
ASET - Skills training that works for the Oil & Gas, Engineering, Marine and Construction Industries.
ASET TRAIN AND ASSESS FROM VARIOUS STAGES TO JOB READY:
- Upstream and Downstream Oil & Gas Production and Maintenance Technicians
- New entrants
- Industry Apprentices
- Semi-experienced Technicians
- Experienced Technicians
- Senior Management including Offshore Installation Manager and Control Room Operator
- Dynamic Positioning Operators
- Semi-Submersible and Jack-Up Rig Operational Personnel
RANGE OF TRAINING PROVISION
- Assessor and Verifier Qualifications
- Automation & Process Control
- Compex Hazardous Areas
- Digital Online Learning
- ECITB Technical Trade Tests
- Electrical Engineering
- Emergency Response
- Environmental
- Health & Safety
- Marine Operations
- Mechanical Engineering
- Oil & Gas Process Operations
- Production Trade Tests
- Renewables
- Scaffolding
Core Provision:
- UK Oil & Ga Industry - Oil & Gas Technician Apprenticeship Programme (OGTAP)
- Overseas Company Sponsored Long Courses
- Over 200 Competence Based Short Courses
- On-the -job training
- In-country training overseas
- Technical Trade Testing
- Train the Trainer SCQF Level 8 Qualification
Specialised Consultancy
- EX Hazardous Areas Equipment Inspection & Maintenance on live plant at overseas locations
- Overseas Capacity Building
- Consultancy & Project Management
- Oil & Gas Technical Training Centre Design
- Exclusive SCQF Level 8 Train-the-Trainer professional qualification in Process, Electrical, Mechanical and Instrumentation Engineering
- Health & Safety Consultancy and Management
- Highly qualified and experienced ASET Vocational Training Instructors / Assessors
City & Guilds Credit Rated and Levelled Courses
ASET’s exclusive range of City & Guilds credit rated and levelled Oil and Gas short courses allow delegates attending these courses the opportunity to demonstrate their ongoing professional development. This exclusive range of courses are not only recognised within the SCQF framework but also provide the building blocks to enhance existing qualifications and provide a road map to further modes of study. The advantages of having a qualification placed in the SCQF are that learners, employers, receiving institutions, awarding bodies, Sector Skills Councils and standard setting organisations (SSOs) etc can see the level of skills being developed by the learner or employee and how the qualification relates to other qualifications and learning programmes in Scotland and other credit frameworks in the United Kingdom and Europe. It can also help when selecting relevant training options and identifying development paths and progression routes. The SCQF uses two measures to describe qualifications and learning programmes: ‘level’ and ‘credit’. The term ‘credit rating’ encompasses both the allocation of SCQF level and the calculation of SCQF credit points. Qualifications can be added to the SCQF provided they meet the following criteria from the SCQF Partnership:
- They must be outcome-based, ie must contain statements of knowledge, skills, values or competence that are capable of being measured at the end of a process of learning (based on learning outcomes)
- They should be capable of being assessed, ie there must be a robust, effective system of assessing that the outcomes have been achieved (These outcomes must be recorded.)
- They are subject to external quality assurance, ie must have a documented process of external quality assurance for the assessment of the learning outcomes
- They must consist of a minimum of 10 hours of notional learning time. ASET’s vocational training is highly specialized delivered by ex Offshore and Onshore Oil and Gas qualified and experienced training personnel on a live replicated Oil and Gas Production Training Platform – reality without risk and ASET’s main “USP”. No other UK College, University or Training Provider can provide the same level of in depth and relevant work related training and assessment for Oil and Gas Technicians that both replicates the actual workplace and prepares for, or transfers to the workplace.
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Excellent Instructor, thank you!
Klem Lipinski
NIIT Limited UK
Excellent course with realistic situations. Great use of feedback after excercises.
Graham Speirs
Teekay Voyageur Production Ltd
This course has given me a lot more understanding of pressure testing and will be very useful in the future
Colin Crichton
Woodgroup PSN
Good course well presented
Simon Delvin
Aker Offshore Partner
Very informative and well taught
Connor Innes
Petrofac Training Ltd
Good course with very knowledgeable instructors
Ross Mackenzie
Private Delegate
Excellent course
Arthur Knipe
Bibby Ship Management (Western Europe) Ltd
Really good set up in this course and exceeded my original expectations. Will definitely recommend to others. Training and coaching was second to none and more importantly realistic
Darren Honeyman
Talisman Sinopec Energy Uk Ltd
Great course especially the simulator. Good that the lecturer has past and ongoing practical experience
Kevin Blair
KCA Deutag Technical Support Ltd
Instructors were very knowledgeable and good training. Very good practical training
Anjum Shafiq
BG Group
Lecturer was very thorough throughout course. Enjoyed having the chance to improve original skills and learn from an experienced person
Sean Burrows
Quick Flange UK
Good lecturer that made everything clear
Matthew Thom
Wood Group PSN Ltd
Really good course which was greatly delivered
Ross Simpson
A W Training Services
Lecturing was very good, clear and concise
Martin Young
NIIT Limited UK
Although being apprehensive about attending the course, I was made to feel at ease and enjoyed the overall experience. I would not hesitate to recommend to others
Roger Murray
Petrojarl Floating Production (uk) Ltd
Excellent facilities, excellent support from ASET team, would recommend ASET without hesitation
Malcolm Anderson
Talisman Energy (UK)
Course very informative, Lecturer knowledgeable and professional with effective means of imparting knowledge
Gilbert Duthie
Health and Safety Executive
Very happy with this course, it has brought up my level of understanding
Tom Simpson
Wood Group PSN Ltd
Very worthwhile course and enlightened with different approaches & various scenarios
William Aitken
Wood Group PSN Ltd
The lecturer was very knowledgeable and extremely helpful with the course content as well as providing lots of good information above and beyond the requirements which gave me an insight into the world of DP
Sam Wood
Gulfmark UK Ltd
Great course, valuable lessons learned. The experience and knowledge shared is of great benefit
Alan Maclean
Dolphin Drilling Personnel Pte Ltd
Very informative, well presented
John Bey
Wood Group PSN Ltd
Thoroughly enjoyed this course, it has been extremely useful and I will take all of the learning back to my own facilities. Materials and environment were all excellent as were the ASET team
Warren O’Neill
BG Group