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Getting Started With the Mac Operating System

By Nexus Human

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This one day course provides a comprehensive overview of macOS, complete with insider tips for getting the most out of the operating system. The course shows how to configure system preferences, navigate around the finder, personalize the interface and as well as achieve fluency with all the operational functions of the macOS. Meet The macOS The User InterfaceUser PreferencesThe Menus and Menu Paths The Toolbar Scroll Bars The Sidebar The Go Menu, Utilities Folder The Clipboard Launching Applications The Finder The Launchpad and Mission Control Finder Essentials The Desktop Quick Look Different Viewing Options Spring Loaded Folders Creating an Archive Customizing your Finder The Desktop Customize your Toolbar Organizing your Desktop Labeling your Documents and Folders Creating Folders Smart Folders The Dock Opening Applications from the Dock Dock Preferences and Customizing your Dock Choosing which Applications appear in the Dock Accessing Folder content using Stacks Your Home Folder Moving, Copying and Deleting Files Emptying the Trash Switching Between Applications Showing and Hiding Applications. Closing Documents vs. Quitting Applications Using Continuity - Mac and iOS Interfacing with your Mac and your Apple mobile devices Messages and answering your iPhone Windows Closing and Minimizing Placing documents in the Dock The Keyboard Control, Option (Alt) and Command Keys Keyboard Shortcuts The Dictation Function Gestures and Voice Mouse and Hand Gestures Using Text-to-Speech Searches Finding Files and documents Advanced Spotlight Searches Widgets & Notifications The Dashboard Enabling and Viewing Widgets Enabling and Viewing Notifications Using Spaces Switching between Spaces Running applications in full screen mode Installing or Upgrading Applications Buying from the Mac App Store Downloading from the Internet Sharing Files Sending files using AirDrop Dropbox File Synchronization Enable File Sharing Getting OnLine Understanding the Apple Airport Connecting wirelessly Using Ethernet Creating a Network Connecting through outside Network Servers and VPN Staying Current with Software Update Troubleshooting Application Crashes Force Quit Deleting Preferences The Key Chain Internet Connections Backing Up Time Machine Setting up Time Machine Performing Backups Shortcuts How to better use and access Files and documents Basic shortcuts for speed and efficiency New User Account Creating a New User Switching Between Multiple User Accounts Additional course details: Nexus Humans Getting Started With the Mac Operating System training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Getting Started With the Mac Operating System course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Getting Started With the Mac Operating System
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Cloudera Administrator Training for Apache Hadoop

By Nexus Human

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is best suited to systems administrators and IT managers. Overview Skills gained in this training include:Determining the correct hardware and infrastructure for your clusterProper cluster configuration and deployment to integrate with the data centerConfiguring the FairScheduler to provide service-level agreements for multiple users of a clusterBest practices for preparing and maintaining Apache Hadoop in productionTroubleshooting, diagnosing, tuning, and solving Hadoop issues Cloudera University?s four-day administrator training course for Apache Hadoop provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of all the steps necessary to operate and maintain a Hadoop cluster. The Case for Apache Hadoop Why Hadoop? Core Hadoop Components Fundamental Concepts HDFS HDFS Features Writing and Reading Files NameNode Memory Considerations Overview of HDFS Security Using the Namenode Web UI Using the Hadoop File Shell Getting Data into HDFS Ingesting Data from External Sources with Flume Ingesting Data from Relational Databases with Sqoop REST Interfaces Best Practices for Importing Data YARN & MapReduce What Is MapReduce? Basic MapReduce Concepts YARN Cluster Architecture Resource Allocation Failure Recovery Using the YARN Web UI MapReduce Version 1 Planning Your Hadoop Cluster General Planning Considerations Choosing the Right Hardware Network Considerations Configuring Nodes Planning for Cluster Management Hadoop Installation and Initial Configuration Deployment Types Installing Hadoop Specifying the Hadoop Configuration Performing Initial HDFS Configuration Performing Initial YARN and MapReduce Configuration Hadoop Logging Installing and Configuring Hive, Impala, and Pig Hive Impala Pig Hadoop Clients What is a Hadoop Client? Installing and Configuring Hadoop Clients Installing and Configuring Hue Hue Authentication and Authorization Cloudera Manager The Motivation for Cloudera Manager Cloudera Manager Features Express and Enterprise Versions Cloudera Manager Topology Installing Cloudera Manager Installing Hadoop Using Cloudera Manager Performing Basic Administration Tasks Using Cloudera Manager Advanced Cluster Configuration Advanced Configuration Parameters Configuring Hadoop Ports Explicitly Including and Excluding Hosts Configuring HDFS for Rack Awareness Configuring HDFS High Availability Hadoop Security Why Hadoop Security Is Important Hadoop?s Security System Concepts What Kerberos Is and How it Works Securing a Hadoop Cluster with Kerberos Managing and Scheduling Jobs Managing Running Jobs Scheduling Hadoop Jobs Configuring the FairScheduler Impala Query Scheduling Cluster Maintainence Checking HDFS Status Copying Data Between Clusters Adding and Removing Cluster Nodes Rebalancing the Cluster Cluster Upgrading Cluster Monitoring & Troubleshooting General System Monitoring Monitoring Hadoop Clusters Common Troubleshooting Hadoop Clusters Common Misconfigurations Additional course details: Nexus Humans Cloudera Administrator Training for Apache Hadoop training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Cloudera Administrator Training for Apache Hadoop course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

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Oracle PeopleSoft Time and Labor - North America Rel. 9.2

By Nexus Human

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours Overview Ensure a smooth, rapid implementation of PeopleSoft Time and Labor. Better understand how to facilitate the management, planning, reporting and approving of time, and calendar and schedule creation and usage. Set Up System and Time and Labor Tables Learn about and set up the tables that support your Time and Labor system. Identify how to track employee time by period and define workgroups and task groups to group time reporters into useful segments for processing. Manage Time Reporting Enroll time reporters into Time and Labor, and assign them to work schedules. Report time using different tools. Process reported time using the rules you defined to match your business processes. This PeopleSoft Time and Labor - North America Rel. 9.2 training will show you how to implement the PeopleSoft Time and Labor product encompassing features and functionality , and develop a solid foundation of knowledge that allows you to enroll time reporters into Time and Labor, assign them to work schedules, and report and process reported time. Setting Up PeopleSoft Human Resources, Payroll, and Benefits Tables Indentifying Prerequisite Human Resources, Benefits, and Payroll Tables Defining Prerequisite Tables Defining Holiday Schedules Defining Earnings Codes and Programs Defining Pay Groups and Pay Calendars Setting Up Basic PeopleSoft Time and Labor Tables Setting Up Time Zone Offsets Setting Up the Time and Labor Installation Table Setting Up Manager Time Calendar View Options Selecting the Labor Distriution and Labor Dilution Options Establishing Time Reporting Codes Describing Time Reporting Codes (TRC) Defining Time Reporting Code Categories Establishing Time Reporting Codes Defining TRC Programs Defning Compensatory Time Plans Establishing Time Periods Describing Time Periods Establishing Time Periods Establishing Planned Overtime Describing Planned Overtime Features Establishing Planned Overtime Creating Workgroups Describing Key Workgroup Concepts Creating Workgroups Defining Template Built Rules Identifying Online Rule Definition Tools Identifying Steps to Define Rules Defining Template Built Rules Defining Rule Programs Exporting and Importing Rules Describing Rule Template Creation Creating Task Groups Identifying Task Functinlaity Concepts Creating Task Templates Creating Task Profiles Creating Taskgroups Describing Task Profile Reporting Precedence Building Schedules Identifying Scheduling Concepts Describing Scheduling Integrations Identifying the Steps to Create a Schedule Setting Up Schedules Validating Schedules Setting Up Time Reporters Creating Time Reporter Data Maintaining Time Reporter Data Assigning Time Reporters to a Schedule Assigning and Viewing Compensatory Time Off Plans Setting Up Groups and Security Describing PeopleSoft Time and Labor Groups and Security Setting Up Group Creating Security Setting Up Dynamic Groups Setting Up Static Groups Viewing Time Reporters in Groups Setting Up Group Security Reporting Time Using Rapid Entry Describing Time Reporting Establishing Rapid Time Templates Performing Rapid Entry Running the Time Administration Process Describing the Time Administration Process Describing Time Reporter and Payable Time Status Reporting Time Using Self-Service Identifying Time Reporting Defining Time Reoprting Templates Defining User Preferences Reporting Time Using Timesheets Reporting Time Using the Web Clock Identifying Mass Time Reporting Requesting Overtime Requesting Absence Managing Exceptions Defining Exceptions Managing Exceptions Using Fluid and Workforce Availability Setting Up the Time and Labor Mobile Applications Entering Time Reporting as an Employee Managing Time Administration as a Manager Setting Up Workforce Availability Viewing Workforce Availability for Daily and Weekly Time Integrating with PeopleSoft Payroll for North America Integrating with Absence Management Preparing for a Payrun Running the Time and Labor Load Process Setting Up and Using Auto Enrollment Setting Up Auto Enrollment Defining Auto Enrollment Groups Previewing the Enrollment Data Performing Labor Distribution and Dilution Identifying Labor Distribution and Dilution Sending Costs to Time and Labor Viewing Distributed and Diluted Costs Auditing and Adjusting Payable Time Identifying the Stages of Payable Time Adjusting Paid Time Viewing Unprocessed Reported Time Viewing Unprocessed PayableTime Locking Timesheets Performing Labor Distribution and Dilution Identifying Labor Distribution and Dilution Sending Costs to Time and Labor Viewing Distributed and Diluted Costs Auditing and Adjusting Payable Time Identifying the Stages of Payable Time Adjusting Paid Time Viewing Unprocessed Reported Time Viewing Unprocessed PayableTime Locking Timesheets Additional course details: Nexus Humans Oracle PeopleSoft Time and Labor - North America Rel. 9.2 training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Oracle PeopleSoft Time and Labor - North America Rel. 9.2 course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

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Introduction to Reactive Spring (TT3355 )

By Nexus Human

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This in an intermediate-level Java development course geared for students experienced with Java and Spring programming essentials. This course does not cover Java or Spring development basics. Overview Working within in an engaging, hands-on learning environment, guided by our expert team, attendees will: Understand the ReactiveX specification Understand the basics of Reactive Programming Discuss the advantages and limitations of Observables Write a client application capable of handling Reactive events Apply operators to event streams to filter, modify and combine the objects emitted by event publishers Select the appropriate type of Event Source Use both Cold and Hot Observables Deal with backpressure problems in reactive programming Develop a reactive web application using Spring WebFlux Define application flows of a WebFlux application Use the WebClient API to work with both synchronous and streaming APIs Develop Unit and Integration tests to test WebFlux endpoints Creating a reactive REST endpoint Become familiar with the basics of WebSockets Create a WebSocket endpoint using Spring Create a WebSocket client Understand the basics of NoSQL Become familiar with the basics of MongoDB Understand how the data in MongoDB can be retrieved using a Reactive API Define Spring Data MongoDB repositories Query the MongoDB using Spring Data Define a reactive repository using MongoDB Explore the Spring Data R2DBC API to perform reactive CRUD operations against a relational database Spring Data reative allow us to implement database operations relying on Reative Programming APIs. While the Spring R2DBC initiative aims to bring reactive programming to relational databaes, several NoSQL databases already provide this possibility. After an introduction to NoSQL and the MongoDB, this courses covers the APIs available to communicate with this NoSQL database using both blocking and reactive APIs.Introdcution to Reactive Spring is a comprehensive Java training workshop geared for experienced developers who wish to explore concurrent, asynchronous and reactive programming APIs and techniques using Spring. After an introduction to reactive programming, Reactive Streams and the Project Reactor APIs, this course will show how this APIs are integrated into Spring. Spring 5 includes Spring WebFlux, providing a reactive programming model for web applications, including support for Reactive REST APIs. Spring WebSocket assists in the creation of web applications which provide a full-duplex, two-way communication between client and server. Introduction to Reactive Programming Reactive Manifesto Introduce ReactiveX ReactiveX implementations The Observer, Iterator pattern and functional programming Discuss hot and cold publishers Reactive Streams API Introduce the Reactive Streams specification Publisher and Subscribers java.util.concurrent.Flow Transformation of Messages (Processor) Controlling messages Tutorial: Setup Eclipse for Using Maven Introduction Introduce the Reactor Building blocks Flux and Mono Creating observables Subscribing to a stream Testing Event Sources (introduction) Testing reactive implementations StepVerifier : test sequence of emitted items Defining expectations TestPublisher: produce test data to test downstream operators Reactive Operators Introduce Operators Show the use of marble diagrams Explain some commonly used operators Callback operators Schedulers (Multithreading) Thread usage of subscriber and consumer Using the subscribeOn method Introduce the Scheduler interface Using the observeOn method Backpressure Strategies for dealing with Backpressure ?reactive pull? backpressure Exception Handling Handling errors in onError Exception handling strategies Using onErrorReturn or onErrorNext operators Using the retry operators The Global Error Handler Spring Data Review Quick review of Spring Data repositories Query return types Defining Query methods Pagination and sorting R2DBC Reactive Relational Database Connectivity DatabaseClient Performing CRUD operations Reactive Query annotated methods Spring WebFlux: Introduction Annotated Controllers Functional Endpoints WebFlux configuration Creating a reactive REST endpoint Defining flows Defining the application flow Actions Defining decision Navigating flows RouterFunction View Technologies View technologies Using Thymeleaf to create the view View Configuration Spring WebClient: Introduction to WebClient Working with asynchronous and streaming APIs Making requests Handling the response Lab: WebClient WebTestClient Testing WebFlux server endpoints Testing controllers or functions Define integration tests Introduction to Spring Reactive WebSockets Be familiar with the basics of WebSockets Understand the HTTP handshake and upgrade Name some of the advantages of WebSockets Defining the WebSocket WebSocket Message Handling WebSocketSession Implementing the WebSockethandler Creating a Browser WebSocket Client WebSocket STOMP Streaming (or Simple) text-orientated messaging protocol Introduce SockJS Connecting to the STOMP endpoint Configuring the message broker STOMP destinations Reactive WebSocket Reactive WebSocket support Implement the reactive WebSocketHandler BigData Introduce Big Data Explain the need for enhanced data storage Introduction to MongoDB JavaScript Object Notation Overview Introduce Binary JSON (BSON) Starting the database Creating Collections and Documents Executing ?simple? database commands Introduce the ObjectID Searching for documents using query operators Updating and deleting documents MongoDB Compass Spring and MongoDB MongoDB Support in Spring Data MongoClient and MongoTemplate Spring Data MongoDB configuration @EnableMongoRepositories Adding documents to the database The @Document and @Field annotations Polymorphism and the _class property The Criteria object Spring Data MongoDB MongoRepository Field naming strategy Using JSON queries to find documents The @PersistenceConstructor annotation Reactive Repositories with MongoDB Using reactive repositories ReactiveMongoTemplate RxJava or Reactor Additional course details: Nexus Humans Introduction to Reactive Spring (TT3355 ) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Introduction to Reactive Spring (TT3355 ) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Introduction to Reactive Spring (TT3355 )
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Level 4 Oral Health Practitioner Apprenticeship - Coming Soon!

By Cavity Dental Training

Coming soon! The Oral Health Practitioner role complements the role of other dental professionals and fits in the dental career structure a higher level than a dental nurse but below a dental hygienist, hygienist / therapist or dentist. Working to the direction of a dentist you will take dental bacterial plaque indices and debris scores, apply fluoride varnish, take clinical photographs and take impressions.

Level 4 Oral Health Practitioner Apprenticeship - Coming Soon!
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Bid writing (In-House)

By The In House Training Company

This workshop is very practical in its nature and aims to give delegates an opportunity to not only learn about the key aspects of successful bid writing, but to also put them into practice. The workshop helps delegates understand what is most important to buyers and how to successfully convey they proposition to them. 1 Welcome and introductions 2 The mindset of successful bid writing The mindset needed for successful bid writing Thinking from the buyer's perspective and not your own 3 Decision making The way buyers make decisions - rational and emotional Understanding buying motives Looking at how to present ideas against those motives The idea of cognitive fluency How to pitch an idea in a way that leads to a positive decision 4 To bid or not to bid? Writing a bid is a big commitment; a clear understanding of the chances of winning is required Understanding of the implications of winning and the impact it will have on the organisation 5 Understanding your value proposition Framework to help identify unique proposition and how that fits in with the requirements of the bid 6 The tender process Understanding the process to enable a successful chance of winning the bid Different types of tender processes Evaluation of criteria and the impact on bid writing 7 Writing skills Different ways of writing and structuring bids to ensure their messages gets across well in a way that will be looked on favourably by the buyer 8 Summarise 9 Close

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Presentation skills for salespeople (In-House)

By The In House Training Company

We've all sat through far more bad presentations than good ones, but knowing what 'good' looks like is easier than successfully replicating it. Sales presentations are a performance and, as salespeople, fluffing our lines can cost us a lot more than hurt pride. Having discovered and understood the specific needs and burning issues our prospect has, then this course will help any salesperson avoid dropping the ball and instead wowing their prospects with a high-impact, tailored and compelling case for purchase. This course will help participants: Prepare mentally and physically for stand-up presentations Use voice modulation and bullet-pointing to demand attention Avoid boring their prospects Master the do's and don'ts of PowerPoint Deal more effectively with technical hitches and prospect's interruptions Use eye contact and engagement to avoid prospects 'tuning out' Deploy best practice essentials for presenting with colleagues Steer through the toughest Q&A 1 Preparing your presentation Mindset Knowing your objective(s) Vocal warm-up techniques Assembling pre-agreed benefits Time management Room set-up Technical preparation 2 How to open your presentation Vocal energy Summary and agreement of prospect's needs How to have posture and confidence Use of humour What to do with those dreaded hands Confident v non-confident body language 3 How to get and keep people's attention Bullet pointing Linking benefits to specific, stated needs Practical exercise - formulating and delivering tailored benefits Being selective with features Third party reinforcement and case studies 'Watering the garden' eye contact technique Practical exercise - participants practise 'sharing out' eye contact to audience How to handle a prospect's negative body language Handling interruptions 4 Presenting in groups Credentialing all participants Role delineation for group presentations Edifying other participants' messages - do's and don'ts How to maintain energy when not speaking Practical exercise - good and bad practice when not speaking Teamwork in Q&A sessions How to hand over professionally 5 PowerPoint do's and don'ts Use of visual aids Good and bad PowerPoint slides How to make PowerPoint work for you Classic PowerPoint errors Avoiding and handling technical problems Good and bad flipchart practice 6 Closing and / or achieving next action steps Power of summary Good Q&A practice Handling objections Practical exercise - handling objections on one's feet Creating consensus among prospect panel What to do when prospects disagree with each other When to trial close How to close on next action steps 7 Wrap-up Key learning points from each participant Action steps to be implemented on next presentations

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Nutrition & Hydration Awareness

By Prima Cura Training

This course is suited to those who are involved in the planning, provision, and assistance of meals for those in care. It provides a solid insight into the basics of good nutrition as well as providing practical guidance for how to put these into practice within a care setting. Learners will also look briefly at Food Hygiene. This subject forms standard 8 in The Care Certificate.

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The Parents' Guide To Staying Sane And Surviving The Summer Holiday Juggle Struggle.

By Happy Human Training

A light and compassionate guide for parents on the art of creating space in a world where there isn't any and of why it matters. Packed with practical tips for wrangling the chaos and conflicting priorities that come with parenthood, the webinar is aimed at anyone who'd like to regain a little bit of 'me' time in a schedule that revolves around everyone else. Available as a live event and as a recording on request.

The Parents' Guide To Staying Sane And Surviving The Summer Holiday Juggle Struggle.
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Commissioning of Combined Cycle Power Plants

By EnergyEdge - Training for a Sustainable Energy Future

About this Course This 5 full-day course provides a comprehensive understanding of all the commissioning procedures for combined cycle power plants. The Commissioning Management System (CMS) of combined cycle power plants is covered in detail in this course. This includes all the commissioning procedures and documents, purpose of commissioning, responsibilities, system description, organization, working parties, test teams, documentation, testing and commissioning schedules, test reports, safety, plant certification, and plant completion report. The course provides also a thorough understanding of all the commissioning requirements for gas turbines, steam turbines and auxiliaries, generator and auxiliaries, electrical equipment, switchgear equipment, switchgear and transformers. All the stages of the commissioning procedure are covered in-depth in this course. This includes preparation - planning various activities, pre-commissioning checks and tests, typical commissioning schedule, detailed tests and commissioning procedures and instructions for every component in a combined cycle power plant, instrumentation, trial run of the equipment, safety and precautions, commissioning of combined cycle power plant systems, safety rules clearance certificates, procedure for the control and handling of defects, commissioning reports, operational testing, first fire, generator synchronization, performance testing, heat rate testing, emission testing, contract testing, CO2 concentration tests, electrical full-load rejection test, duct burner testing, partial load stability test, and reliability test. This course is a MUST for anyone who is involved in the pre-commissioning or commissioning of any combined cycle power plant equipment because it provides detailed pre-commissioning checks and tests, and detailed tests and commissioning procedures and instructions for every component in a combined cycle power plant. In addition, the seminar provides an in-depth coverage of all preparation, planning activities, commissioning schedules, trial run of each combined cycle power plant equipment, safety and precautions, safety rules clearance certificates, procedures for handling defects, and commissioning reports. Training Objectives Pre-commissioning Checks and Tests, Detailed Tests and Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Every Equipment in Combined Cycle Power Plants: Gain a thorough understanding of all pre-commissioning checks and tests, and all commissioning procedures and instructions for every equipment in combined cycle power plants Commissioning Management System (CMS) of Combined Cycle Power Plants: Discover the benefits of the CMS of combined cycle power plants including all commissioning procedures and documents, purpose of commissioning, responsibilities, system description, organization, working parties, test teams, documentation, testing and commissioning schedules, test reports, safety, plant certification, and plant completion report Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Heat Recovery Steam Generators, Air Blow and Steam Blow of Steam and Gas Piping in Combined Cycle Power Plants: Learn about the commissioning procedures and instructions for heat recovery steam generators, chemical cleaning of heat recovery steam generators, air blow and gas blow of steam and gas piping in combined cycle power plants, safety valve setting and soot blowers Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Gas Turbines and Steam Turbines: Gain a thorough understanding of all the commissioning procedures and instructions for gas and steam turbines and auxiliaries including acid cleaning of oil pipelines, lubrication and governing system (oil flushing and hydraulic testing), jacking oil system, governing system, regenerative system, barring gear, vacuum tightness test, first rolling of turbine and data logging Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Generator and Auxiliaries: Discover all the commissioning procedures and instructions for generator and auxiliaries including generator, seal oil system, hydrogen gas system, stator water system, rolling and start-up of generators Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Electrical Equipment: Learn about all the commissioning procedures and instructions for electrical equipment including switchyard equipment, switchgear, transformers and motors Operational Testing, Performance Testing, Heat Rate Testing, Emission Testing of Combine Cycle Power Plants: Gain a thorough understanding of operational testing, first fire, generator synchronization, performance testing, heat rate testing, emission testing, contract testing, CO2 concentration tests, electrical full-load rejection test, duct burner testing, partial load stability test, and reliability test of combined cycle power plants Target Audience Engineers of all disciplines Managers Technicians Maintenance personnel Other technical individuals Training Methods The instructor relies on a highly interactive training method to enhance the learning process. This method ensures that all the delegates gain a complete understanding of all the topics covered. The training environment is highly stimulating, challenging, and effective because the participants will learn by case studies which will allow them to apply the material taught to their own organization. Trainer Your specialist course leader has more than 32 years of practical engineering experience with Ontario Power Generation (OPG), one of the largest electric utility in North America. He was previously involved in research on power generation equipment with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited at their Chalk River and Whiteshell Nuclear Research Laboratories. While working at OPG, he acted as a Training Manager, Engineering Supervisor, System Responsible Engineer and Design Engineer. During the period of time, he worked as a Field Engineer and Design Engineer, he was responsible for the operation, maintenance, diagnostics, and testing of gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, motors, transformers, inverters, valves, pumps, compressors, instrumentation and control systems. Further, his responsibilities included designing, engineering, diagnosing equipment problems and recommending solutions to repair deficiencies and improve system performance, supervising engineers, setting up preventive maintenance programs, writing Operating and Design Manuals, and commissioning new equipment. Later, he worked as the manager of a section dedicated to providing training for the staff at the power stations. The training provided by him covered in detail the various equipment and systems used in power stations. In addition, he has taught courses and seminars to more than four thousand working engineers and professionals around the world, specifically Europe and North America. He has been consistently ranked as 'Excellent' or 'Very Good' by the delegates who attended his seminars and lectures. He written 5 books for working engineers from which 3 have been published by McGraw-Hill, New York. Below is a list of the books authored by him; Power Generation Handbook: Gas Turbines, Steam Power Plants, Co-generation, and Combined Cycles, second edition, (800 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, October 2011. Electrical Equipment Handbook (600 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, March 2003. Power Plant Equipment Operation and Maintenance Guide (800 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, January 2012. Industrial Instrumentation and Modern Control Systems (400 pages), Custom Publishing, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Custom Publishing (1999). Industrial Equipment (600 pages), Custom Publishing, University of Toronto, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Custom Publishing (1999). Furthermore, he has received the following awards: The first 'Excellence in Teaching' award offered by PowerEdge, Singapore, in December 2016 The first 'Excellence in Teaching' award offered by the Professional Development Center at University of Toronto (May, 1996). The 'Excellence in Teaching Award' in April 2007 offered by TUV Akademie (TUV Akademie is one of the largest Professional Development centre in world, it is based in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, and provides engineering training to engineers and managers across Europe and the Middle East). Awarded graduation 'With Distinction' from Dalhousie University when completed Bachelor of Engineering degree (1983). Lastly, he was awarded his Bachelor of Engineering Degree 'with distinction' from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He also received a Master of Applied Science in Engineering (M.A.Sc.) from the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is also a member of the Association of Professional Engineers in the province of Ontario, Canada. 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

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