About this Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) This Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) course presents advanced methodologies that implement demand response and energy conservation programs in light of the integration of new technologies, regulatory changes and the accelerated penetration of renewable energy resources. This VILT course provides examples and case studies from North American and European jurisdictions covering the operational flexibilities on the demand side including requirements for new building codes to achieve zero net energy. The course describes a public agency's goals and objectives for conserving and otherwise reducing energy consumption and managing its demand for energy. This course presents the demand response implemented for economics and system security such as system balancing and relieving transmission congestion, or for system adequacy. The course also presents the principal attributes of conservation programs and the associated success criteria. In a system with increased penetration of renewable resources, demand response provides flexibility to system operators, helping them to maintain the reliability and the security of supply. Demand response is presented as a competitive alternative to additional power sources, enhancing competition and liquidity in electricity markets. The unique characteristics are discussed from a local, consumer centric and also from a system perspective bringing to life the ever changing paradigm for delivery energy to customers. Interoperability aspects and standards are discussed, as well as the consumer centric paradigm of Transactive Energy with IOT enabled flexibilities at system level, distribution networks and microgrids. The VILT course introduces the blockchain as a new line of defense against cyber threats and its increasing application in P2P transactions and renewable certificates. Our trainer's industry experience spans three decades with one of the largest Canadian utilities where she led or contributed to large operational studies and energy policies and decades of work with IEEE, NSERC and CIGRE. Our key expert also approaches to the cross sectional, interdisciplinary state of the art methodologies brings real life experience of recent industry developments. Training Objectives Innovative Digital Technologies How systems Facilitate Operational Flexibility on the Demand Side The Ecosystem of Demand Side Management Programs Advanced Machine Learning techniques with examples from CAISO Regulatory Policy Context and how to reduce regulatory barriers Industry Examples from NERC and ENTSO Relevant Industry standards: IEEE and IEC Manage Congestion with Distributed Operational Flexibilities: Grid to Distribution Controls; examples from NERC (NA) and ENTSO (Europe) Grid solutions with IEC 61850 communication protocols Decentralized grid controls The New Grid with accelerated V2G and Microgrids How DSM is and will be applied in Your System: Examples and discussions Target Audience Regulators and government agencies advising on public energy conservation programs All professionals interested in expanding their expertise, or advancing their career, or take on management and leadership roles in the rapidly evolving energy sector Energy professionals implementing demand side management, particularly in power systems with increased renewable penetration, to allow the much needed operational flexibility paramount to maintaining the reliability and stability of the power system and in the same time offering all classes of customers flexible and economical choices Any utility professional interested in understanding the new developments in the power industry Course Level Basic or Foundation Training Methods The VILT course will be delivered online in 5 half-day sessions comprising 4 hours per day, with 2 x 10 minutes break per day, including time for lectures, discussion, quizzes and short classroom exercises. Course Duration: 5 half-day sessions, 4 hours per session (20 hours in total). Trainer Your first expert course leader is a Utility Executive with extensive global experience in power system operation and planning, energy markets, enterprise risk and regulatory oversight. She consults on energy markets integrating renewable resources from planning to operation. She led complex projects in operations and conducted long term planning studies to support planning and operational reliability standards. Specializing in Smart Grids, Operational flexibilities, Renewable generation, Reliability, Financial Engineering, Energy Markets and Power System Integration, she was recently engaged by the Inter-American Development Bank/MHI in Guyana. She was the Operations Expert in the regulatory assessment in Oman. She is a registered member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada. She is also a contributing member to the IEEE Standards Association, WG Blockchain P2418.5. With over 25 years with Ontario Power Generation (Revenue $1.2 Billion CAD, I/S 16 GW), she served as Canadian representative in CIGRE, committee member in NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), and Senior Member IEEE and Elsevier since the 90ties. Our key expert chaired international conferences, lectured on several continents, published a book on Reliability and Security of Nuclear Power Plants, contributed to IEEE and PMAPS and published in the Ontario Journal for Public Policy, Canada. She delivered seminars organized by the Power Engineering Society, IEEE plus seminars to power companies worldwide, including Oman, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Portugal, South Africa, Japan, Romania, and Guyana. Your second expert course leader is the co-founder and Director of Research at Xesto Inc. Xesto is a spatial computing AI startup based in Toronto, Canada and it has been voted as Toronto's Best Tech Startup 2019 and was named one of the top 10 'Canadian AI Startups to Watch' as well as one of 6th International finalists for the VW Siemens Startup Challenge, resulting in a partnership. His latest app Xesto-Fit demonstrates how advanced AI and machine learning is applied to the e-commerce industry, as a result of which Xesto has been recently featured in TechCrunch. He specializes in both applied and theoretical machine learning and has extensive experience in both industrial and academic research. He is specialized in Artificial Intelligence with multiple industrial applications. At Xesto, he leads projects that focus on applying cutting edge research at the intersection of spatial analysis, differential geometry, optimization of deep neural networks, and statistics to build scalable rigorous and real time performing systems that will change the way humans interact with technology. In addition, he is a Ph.D candidate in the Mathematics department at UofT, focusing on applied mathematics. His academic research interests are in applying advanced mathematical methods to the computational and statistical sciences. He earned a Bachelor's and MSc in Mathematics, both at the University of Toronto. Having presented at research seminars as well as instructing engineers on various levels, he has the ability to distill advanced theoretical concept to diverse audiences on all levels. In addition to research, our key expert is also an avid traveler and plays the violin. POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information about post training coaching support and fees applicable for this. Accreditions And Affliations
About this Training Course In our pursuit to discover oil & gas in deeper horizons, wells are often drilled in a HPHT environment. To be considered a HPHT well, the downhole conditions will have pressures in excess of 10,000 psi (69 MPa) and 300° F (150° C). To drill these usually expensive wells successfully, the planning and execution phase has to be of an exceptionally high standard. Therefore, both operator and drilling/service contractor staff must be seamlessly aligned and work as a coherent team to reach and then harness the well objectives. This is particularly important when speciality services such as Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) are being applied with crews and/or supervisors who are not intricately familiar with complicated well control incidents. As we seek to prevent costly non-productive time, attention will also be paid to enabling technologies like expandable solid tubulars, mud coolers and specialty mud. The 3 full-day course will explain the key characteristics and challenges of HPHT Planning and Well Control. This includes: Differences between HPHT and standard (conventional) wells and what this entails for well design. The challenges unique to HPHT and the impact of Pore Pressure Prediction (PPP). Static and Dynamic Equivalent Mud Density and the factors that influence the ultimate Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP). Control practices such as 'fingerprinting' to identify what's happening downhole. HPHT shut-in procedures and practices. Specific HPHT equipment and drilling tool requirements and advantages of Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD). Well control on/off bottom, bull-heading and dealing with kick-loss situations. Mud management, tolerance on mud properties and challenges in cementing. Case history on emergency control. Drills, team effort, checklists, human factor and 'getting everybody on board'. Training Objectives By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Recognize the main differences in planning/design between HPHT and standard (conventional) wells as well as the challenges that will have to be faced. Explain drilling and tripping operational challenges and practices as well as how to manage these effectively. Identify wellbore breathing (a.k.a. ballooning) and how to safely deal with this within the narrow window for mud density selection. Apply practices of consistent fingerprinting and how to develop procedures for this to benefit the rig team. Measure and understand bottom hole pressure and the effect of influencing factors such as temperature, rotation and flow rate. Understand the critical mud properties to alleviate barite sag, general mud density control techniques and specify the essentials in cementing. Manage losses and low fracture gradients with well bore strengthening methods. Execute sound HPHT shut-in procedures. Understand how MPD can assist in the safe and efficient drilling and hole cleaning of HPHT wells. Understand the use of MPD Influx Management Envelopes. Identify critical Early Kick Detection Systems (EKDS) and HPHT well control equipment. Execute safe secondary well control practices in a H2S environment, bull-heading, on and off bottom and handling of gas at surface, using MGS and hydrate mitigation measures. Target Audience The course is intended for: Office-based staff engaged in HPHT well planning and day-to-day operations Field-based rig staff working as front-line supervisors - from Assistant Drillers to Senior Toolpushers Field-based rig staff working for service companies supporting the execution of HPHT wells (MPD, mud and mudlogging services etc.) Trainer Your expert course leader has over 45 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry. During that time, he has worked exclusively in the well engineering domain. After being employed in 1974 by Shell, one of the major oil & gas producing operators, he worked as an apprentice on drilling rigs in the Netherlands. After a year, he was sent for his first international assignment to the Sultanate of Oman where he climbed up the career ladder from Assistant Driller, to Driller, to wellsite Petroleum Engineer and eventually on-site Drilling Supervisor, actively engaged in the drilling of development and exploration wells in almost every corner of this vast desert area. At that time, drilling techniques were fairly basic and safety was just a buzz word, but such a situation propels learning and the fruits of 'doing-the-basics' are still reaped today when standing in front of a class. After some seven years in the Middle East, a series of other international assignments followed in places like the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Turkey, Denmark, China, Malaysia, and Russia. Apart from on-site drilling supervisory jobs on various types of drilling rigs (such as helicopter rigs) and working environments (such as jungle and artic), he was also assigned to research, to projects and to the company's learning centre. In research, he was responsible for promoting directional drilling and surveying and advised on the first horizontal wells being drilled, in projects, he was responsible for a high pressure drilling campaign in Nigeria while in the learning centre, he looked after the development of new engineers joining the company after graduating from university. He was also involved in international well control certification and served as chairman for a period of three years. In the last years of his active career, he worked again in China as a staff development manager, a position he nurtured because he was able to pass on his knowledge to a vast number of new employees once again. After retiring in 2015, he has delivered well engineering related courses in Australia, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, China, South Korea, Thailand, India, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, The Netherlands, and the United States. The training he provides includes well control to obtain certification in drilling and well intervention, extended reach drilling, high pressure-high temperature drilling, stuck pipe prevention and a number of other ad-hoc courses. He thoroughly enjoys training and is keen to continue taking classes as an instructor for some time to come. POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information post training support and fees applicable Accreditions And Affliations
Description Bushcraft Diploma Embarking on the journey of wilderness survival requires skill, wisdom, and an aptitude for connecting with the natural world. The Bushcraft Diploma is designed for those who wish to explore the essential aspects of bushcraft and who are keen on embracing the wilderness with confidence and competence. The online course focuses on providing comprehensive training, starting with an Introduction to Bushcraft. Here, learners gain insight into the fundamental principles and techniques, setting the foundation for what's to come. It's an essential base, fostering an understanding of the connection between human and nature, and how to leverage that connection for survival and personal growth. One can't venture into the wild without the right tools. The Bushcraft Diploma covers Essential Bushcraft Tools in a dedicated section, teaching about the proper selection, usage, and maintenance of these critical instruments. From knives to axes, the right tools can make survival not only possible but enjoyable. A primary aspect of survival is shelter, and Building Shelter in the Wilderness is a vital part of the curriculum. The Bushcraft Diploma offers detailed guidance on constructing shelters with available resources, demonstrating how to make them sturdy and weather-proof. Wilderness Fire Crafting is another area of emphasis. Fire is life in the wilderness, and mastering the art of crafting and sustaining a fire can mean the difference between comfort and crisis. Students learn various techniques and methods for fire crafting to ensure warmth, cooking, and protection. A keen understanding of the wilderness's bounty is part of the Foraging and Hunting for Survival section. The course delves into identifying edible plants, setting up traps, and tracking animals. It's about sustainably harnessing the wild's resources to nourish oneself and preserve the delicate ecosystem. In the wild, navigation isn't a luxury; it's a necessity. The Bushcraft Diploma ensures that the students master Bushcraft Navigation Skills. Whether with a compass or the stars, navigation techniques taught in the course help one travel through unfamiliar terrain with confidence. Water is life, and Water Collection and Purification is a critical aspect covered in the Bushcraft Diploma. Students learn about finding water sources, purifying them using different techniques, and ensuring they are safe for consumption. Crafting with Natural Materials is where creativity meets survival. This section explores using available resources to create utensils, tools, and art, blending functionality with an appreciation for natural beauty. No wilderness journey would be complete without knowing the basics of Wilderness First Aid. Accidents and injuries can happen, and this part of the Bushcraft Diploma imparts essential skills to treat wounds, recognize signs of illness, and act swiftly to preserve life. Last but not least, The Philosophy of Bushcraft takes students beyond mere survival. It's about a deeper connection with nature, understanding one's place in the grand scheme of things, and developing a respectful and responsible approach to the wilderness. The Bushcraft Diploma is not just an online course but an expedition into the heart of nature, facilitated by expert guidance and well-structured modules. It's a unique opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills, and wisdom to embrace the wild with respect, confidence, and love. By taking this course, learners step into a world where survival meets harmony, and bushcraft becomes not just a set of skills but a way of life. It's a gateway to the untamed wilderness, waiting to be explored, understood, and cherished. What you will learn 1:Introduction to Bushcraft 2:Essential Bushcraft Tools 3:Building Shelter in the Wilderness 4:Wilderness Fire Crafting 5:Foraging and Hunting for Survival 6:Bushcraft Navigation Skills 7:Water Collection and Purification 8:Crafting with Natural Materials 9:Wilderness First Aid 10:The Philosophy of Bushcraft Course Outcomes After completing the course, you will receive a diploma certificate and an academic transcript from Elearn college. Assessment Each unit concludes with a multiple-choice examination. This exercise will help you recall the major aspects covered in the unit and help you ensure that you have not missed anything important in the unit. The results are readily available, which will help you see your mistakes and look at the topic once again. If the result is satisfactory, it is a green light for you to proceed to the next chapter. Accreditation Elearn College is a registered Ed-tech company under the UK Register of Learning( Ref No:10062668). After completing a course, you will be able to download the certificate and the transcript of the course from the website. For the learners who require a hard copy of the certificate and transcript, we will post it for them for an additional charge.
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Course Curriculum Introduction Introduction 00:05:00 Module 01: What's Your Self Image and How It Affects Your Self Esteem What's Your Self Image and How It Affects Your Self Esteem 00:03:00 The Meaning of Self-Image 00:04:00 Accepting Yourself for Who You Are 00:04:00 Ways to Change Your Self Image 00:06:00 How Your Self Image Affects You Emotionally 00:04:00 How Your Identity and Self Esteem Are Linked 00:04:00 Module 02: What Roadblocks Do You Put in Your Way? What Roadblocks Do You Put in Your Way? 00:03:00 Comparing Yourself to Others as a Roadblock 00:04:00 Using Self Talk as a Roadblock 00:04:00 Using Fear as a Roadblock 00:03:00 Using Procrastination as a Roadblock 00:04:00 Having Self Limiting Beliefs 00:04:00 Module 03: Causes for Low Self Esteem Causes for Low Self Esteem 00:03:00 Sources for low self-esteem 00:04:00 How Bullying Can Affect Your Self Esteem 00:03:00 How Your Parents Can Affect Your Self Esteem 00:04:00 How Trauma Can Affect Your Self Esteem? 00:05:00 How Society and the Media Can Affect Your Self Esteem 00:03:00 Module 04: Using Psychology/Self Help to Form Empowering Beliefs Using Psychology/Self Help to Form Empowering Beliefs 00:04:00 Ways to remove negative thoughts from your subconscious mind 00:03:00 Transactional Analysis-The Masks we wear 00:03:00 Affirmations 00:03:00 Steps to Overcome limiting beliefs learn in childhood 00:05:00 Learn to understand your potential 00:04:00 Module 05: Changing Your Mindset to Overcome Limiting Beliefs Changing Your Mindset to Overcome Limiting Beliefs 00:06:00 Proven Mindset hacks to overcome limiting beliefs 00:05:00 Ways to cultivate a more positive mindset 00:03:00 Ways to change your mindset and attitude 00:04:00 Ways to change your mindset for success 00:04:00 Ways to Change your mindset 00:04:00 Module 06: Believe in yourself Believe in yourself 00:04:00 Think About Your Past Successes 00:03:00 Learn to Trust Yourself 00:04:00 Let yourself off the hook 00:04:00 Have a Positive Attitude 00:03:00 Let a Life Coach Help You 00:03:00 Conclusion Review of Course 00:05:00
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Change and uncertainty - staying resilient in a shifting landscape Facilitated by Claire Warner Charity Culture, Wellbeing & Leadership Specialist Aimed at those working in fundraising and marcomms roles in UK hospices - - - Change is inevitable - but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Whether it’s shifting targets, new team structures, or sector-wide challenges, hospice fundraisers are constantly navigating uncertainty. This interactive workshop will help you: ✅ Understand why change feels hard—and how to make it easier ✅ Identify what’s in your control (and let go of what’s not) ✅ Build resilience and confidence in uncertain times With practical strategies, group discussions, and real-world tools, you’ll leave feeling more in control, no matter what’s ahead. - - - Claire Warner (she/her) is a Charity Culture, Wellbeing & Leadership Specialist. Before developing this specialism, Claire had 19 years working in the charity sector, including 10 years in Director / Senior Leader roles. But it was a period of significant unwellbeing (breast cancer) that led Claire to the career change. And it was in conducting a large piece of research into sector wellbeing, that Claire recognised this significant gap in provision and went on to create Lift. In 2020, Claire won the Best Digital Leader Award at the Social CEO Awards for her wellbeing work during the pandemic. In 2021, she curated the first Charity Workplace Wellbeing Summit and was named as one of Charity Times Magazine’s 20 Pandemic Pioneers. Claire lives in rural Lancashire with her husband, their two daughters, Rowan the dog and horses Maddie and Bernie.