BAB Training Solutions offer a range of Level 2 Plant qualifications which are appropriate for individuals aged 16 and over working in the construction sector who specialise in plant operation and are looking to achieve their NVQ Diploma or Certificate which enables them to upgrade their trained operator cards to competent operator cards. Our team will discuss the qualification process with you prior to signing up in order to ensure that you will be able to complete the qualification. There are large number of qualifications available within this sector including dumper, roller, excavator, tele-handler and much more. Please get in touch to discuss your plant operations requirements and we will be pleased to provide you with the right information and advice. CSCS Cards In order to obtain your full CSCS/ CPCS card you will need to hold CPCS/ NPORS (or equivalent) trained operator or have achieved your category relevant level 2 plant NVQ prior to undertaking the ‘New Entrant – (S)NVQ held’ application route. Please ask to speak with our qualification experts if you are unsure as to what qualification or route you should take.
The NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Insulation and Building Treatments provides a nationally recognised qualification for those working in the construction and the built environment sector and specialise in one or more of the following categories: Cavity Wall Insulation Solid floor Insulation Under Floor Insulation Cold Roof Insulation Wall Tie Replacement Wood Preserving & Damp Proofing The qualification modules will be discussed and agreed upon with each individual candidate to ensure that the qualification will be suited to your job role and will be achievable in order to demonstrate their competence and become eligible for the Blue CSCS Card. Each candidate will be allocated a designated and qualified assessor to provide support throughout the qualification and provide information, advice and guidance to candidates in order that they can achieve the qualification. If you require further information or are looking to undertake this qualification, please contact us. CSCS Cards Candidates can undertake the CSCS test and obtain the red (Provisional) CSCS card on signing up for various qualifications. The red card can usually be obtained within 7 to 14 days and can be used to access the construction sites for a period of 12 months. On completion of the qualification, you will receive a full 5 year CSCS card.
The Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Trowel Occupations provides a nationally recognised qualification for those working in the construction and the built environment and specialise in the erection of masonry structures. Upon completion of the qualification, you will be awarded the NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Trowel Occupations which allows the holder to obtain the Blue Skilled Worker CSCS Card. The qualification modules will be discussed and agreed upon with each individual candidate to ensure that the qualification will be suited to your job role. Each candidate will be allocated a qualified assessor to provide support throughout the qualification and provide information, advice and guidance to candidates in order that they can achieve the qualification. If you require further information or are looking to undertake this qualification, please contact us. CSCS Cards Candidates can undertake the CSCS test and obtain the red (Provisional) CSCS card on signing up for various qualifications. The red card can usually be obtained within 7 to 14 days and can be used to access the construction sites for a period of 12 months. Upon completion the card is upgraded to the full 5 year CSCS Card.
The NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Curtain Wall is appropriate for individuals aged 16 and over working in the construction sector who specialise in the installation if Curtain Wall and Aluminium Architectural Glazing Systems and are looking to become eligible for the Blue CSCS Card. The aim of this qualification is to recognise the knowledge, skills and competence of individuals who specialise in this area and upon completion of the qualification, you will be awarded the NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Curtain Wall CSCS Cards Candidates can undertake the CSCS test and obtain the red (Provisional) CSCS card on signing up for this qualification. The red CSCS card can usually be obtained within 7 to 14 days and can be used to access the construction sites for a period of 12 months. In order for candidates to obtain their CSCS Card for Curtain Wall Installation they must also fulfil the requirements for technical knowledge as set out by the Council for Aluminium in Building and are generally required to complete CAB 1 day Curtain Wall essential knowledge training course. For more information regarding the CAB Course and CSCS requirements, please see the information below.
The Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Cladding Operations is appropriate for individuals aged 16 and over working in the construction sector who specialise in Cladding and are looking to become eligible for the Blue CSCS Card. Our team will discuss the qualification process with you prior to signing up in order to ensure that you will be able to complete the qualification. Complete the qualification within a few short weeks providing that you work with your assessor to provide the required evidence. Qualification times can be as little as 4 to 8 weeks! The aim of this qualification is to recognise the knowledge, skills and competence of individuals who specialise in Cladding in the construction industry. CSCS Cards We can provide CSCS tests and CSCS Cards alongside the qualifications without the need to attend the test centre. Speak with our friendly and helpful team for more information.
The NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Interior Systems is appropriate for individuals aged 16 and over working in the construction sector who specialise in dry lining finishing and are looking to become eligible for the Blue CSCS Card. The pathways available within this qualification are: Ceiling Fixing Dry Lining Finishing Cavity Barrier Installation Dry Lining Boarder Our team will discuss the qualification process with you prior to signing up in order to ensure that you will be able to complete the qualification. The aim of this qualification is to recognise the knowledge, skills and competence of individuals who specialise in the above categories within the construction industry. Upon completion of the qualification, you will be awarded the NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Interior Systems. CSCS Cards We can provide CSCS tests and CSCS Cards alongside the qualifications without the need to attend the test centre. Speak with our friendly and helpful team for more information.
The NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Formwork is appropriate for individuals aged 16 and over and are involved in assembling, installing and subsequently removing formwork and are looking to become eligible for the Blue CSCS Card. Our team will discuss the qualification process with you prior to signing up in order to ensure that you will be able to complete the qualification. Complete the qualification within a few short weeks providing that you work with your assessor to provide the required evidence. Qualification times can be as little as 4 to 8 weeks! Upon completion of the qualification, you will be awarded the NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Formwork. CSCS Cards We can provide CSCS tests and CSCS Cards alongside the qualifications without the need to attend the test centre. Speak with our friendly and helpful team for more information.
The ‘Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Associated Industrial Services Occupations (Construction) Passive Fire Protection’ is appropriate for individuals aged 16 and over working in the construction sector who specialise in passive fire protection activity within their job role and are looking to become eligible for the Blue CSCS Card. Upon completion of the qualification, you will be awarded the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Associated Industrial Services Occupations (Construction) Passive Fire Protection . CSCS Cards We can provide CSCS tests and CSCS Cards alongside the qualifications without the need to attend the test centre. Speak with our friendly and helpful team for more information.
UNIX Virtualization and High Availability course description This course covers administering UNIX enterprise-wide with an emphasis on virtualization and high availability. What will you learn Manage Virtual Machines. Manage containers. Manage HA clusters. Manage HA cluster storage. UNIX Virtualization and High Availability course details Who will benefit: Enterprise-level UNIX professional. UNIX professionals working with virtualization and/or High availability. Prerequisites: Linux network administration 2 (LPIC-2) Duration 5 days UNIX Virtualization and High Availability course contents VIRTUALIZATION Virtualization concepts and theory Terminology, Pros and Cons of virtualization, variations of Virtual Machine monitors, migration of physical to VMs, migration of VMs between host systems, cloud computing. Xen Xen architecture, networking and storage, Xen configuration, Xen utilities, troubleshooting Xen installations, XAPI, XenStore, Xen Boot Parameters, the xm utility. KVM KVM architecture, networking and storage, KVM configuration, KVM utilities, troubleshooting KVM installations. Other virtualization solutions OpenVZ and LXC, other virtualization technologies, virtualization provisioning tools. Libvirt and Related Tools libvirt architecture, networking and storage, basic technical knowledge of libvirt and virsh, oVirt. Cloud Management Tools Basic feature knowledge of OpenStack and CloudStack, awareness of Eucalyptus and OpenNebula. Containers Containers versus VMs, Docker, Kubernetes. Load balanced clusters of LVS/IPVS, VRRP, configuration of keepalived, configuration of ldirectord, backend server network configuration. HAProxy, configuration of HAProxy. Failover clusters Pacemaker architecture and components (CIB, CRMd, PEngine, LRMd, DC, STONITHd), Pacemaker cluster configuration, Resource classes (OCF, LSB, Systemd, Upstart, Service, STONITH, Nagios), Resource rules and constraints (location, order, colocation), Advanced resource features (templates, groups, clone resources, multi-state resources), Pacemaker management using pcs, Pacemaker management using crmsh, configuration and management of corosync in conjunction with Pacemaker, other cluster engines (OpenAIS, Heartbeat, CMAN). HIGH AVAILABILITY CLUSTER STORAGE DRBD/cLVM DRBD resources, states and replication modes, configuration of DRBD resources, networking, disks and devices, configuration of DRBD automatic recovery and error handling, management of DRBD using drbdadm. drbdsetup and drbdmeta, Integration of DRBD with Pacemaker, cLVM, integration of cLVM with Pacemaker. Clustered File Systems Principles of cluster file systems. Create, maintain and troubleshoot GFS2 file systems in a cluster, create, maintain and troubleshoot OCFS2 file systems in a cluster, Integration of GFS2 and OCFS2 with Pacemaker, the O2CB cluster stack, other commonly used clustered file systems.
About this Training Course This course will provide a comprehensive, foundational content for a wide range of topics in power system operation and control. With the growing importance of grid integration of renewables and the interest in smart grid technologies, it is more important than ever to understand the fundamentals that underpin electrical power systems. Training Objectives Basic Terminology and Concepts of Electrical Systems: Gain an understanding of the basic terminology and concepts of electrical systems and the structure of a power system Transmission Line Parameters: Learn in detail all the transmission line parameters including line resistance, line inductance, transposition of transmission lines, and capacitance of transmission lines Insulators: Understand thoroughly all the various types of insulators, pin type insulators, suspension type or disc insulators, strain insulators, and testing of insulators High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission: Determine the advantages and disadvantages of high voltage direct current transmission, and gain an understanding of all the features of high-voltage direct current transmission Substations and Neutral Grounding: Gain a detailed understanding of all substation equipment, factors governing the layout of substations, station transformers, elements to be earthed in a substation, power system earthing, earthing transformers, bus bar arrangements and gas-insulated substations Distribution System: Learn about the effects of voltage on the conductor volume, distributor fed from one end, distributors fed from both ends at the same voltage, distributors fed from both ends at different voltages, and alternating current distribution Circuit Breakers: Learn about the classification of circuit breakers, plain-break oil circuit breakers, air break circuit breaker, air blast circuit breakers, vacuum circuit breakers, SF6 circuit breakers, rating and testing of circuit breakers Relaying and Protection: Learn all the requirements of relaying, zones of protection, primary and backup protection, classification of relays, electromagnetic relays, induction relays, feeder protection, phase fault protection, reactance relay, static overcurrent relay, differential protection, transformer protection, Buchholz relays, alternator protection restricted earth fault protection, rotor earth fault protection, and negative-sequence protection Economic Operation of Power Systems: Gain an understanding of steam power plants, heat rate characteristics and characteristics of hydro plants Load Frequency Control: Learn about speed governing mechanism, speed governor, steady state speed regulations and adjustment of governor characteristics Voltage and Reactive Power Control: Gain an understanding of impedance and reactive power, system voltage and reactive power, voltage regulation and power transfer Renewable Energy Sources: Learn about solar power, wind power, geothermal energy, biomass and tidal power Restructuring of Electrical Power Systems: Gain an understanding of smart grids, smart grid components, smart grid benefits, and open smart grid protocol Target Audience Engineers of all disciplines Managers Technicians Maintenance personnel Other technical individuals Course Level Basic or Foundation 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. 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