Learning and development

Our approach to technical training

All our courses are prepared and run by experienced practicing engineers and consultants, with many years experience.

Some of our courses are accredited / recognised by professional bodies such as:

• The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and members will receive a discount on all accredited courses
• The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF)
  

Each session has been designed to be self-contained, but can be readily combined into a structured development programme, covering the following levels:

• Awareness - Aimed at providing a basic understanding and appreciation
• Intermediate - More in depth analysis of the subject
• Advanced - Leading to practitioner level

For ideas about complementary courses, please see our Development Programme Brochure.

The courses are presented in an interactive manner by presentation and discussion of the key issues. Case studies based on actual events and exercises are included to allow delegates to put the new ideas they have learned into practice.

If you have a specific team that you wish to train at a given time, our trainers can come to your premises, another venue of your choosing, or if you prefer we can provide the training virtually, using our specifically designed software.

Our in-house courses are ready to be delivered off-the-shelf, or we can tailor them to your organisation’s particular needs, policies or even installations, to ensure that the right message is communicated to your people.

We understand that not all companies operate in the same way, so we can work with you to identify your particular competency needs, then customise courses or even combine multiple courses into a structured curriculum, i.e. to be part of your graduate development programme or your on-going engineering development programme. For more information about our suggested training plans, please see our Development Programme Brochure.

We believe in being flexible and sensitive to specific customer needs. As such, if these cannot be met by existing course content, we would be pleased to adapt or develop courses to suit individual or company needs.

For example: 

These courses have been successfully delivered for many years across all industry sectors including chemical, petrochemical, oil & gas, power, pharmaceutical and other process industries.

Our team is happy to work with you to understand your individual needs and find the best training solution for your people.

Group Bookings:
A discount of 10% per person applies to Group Bookings of 3 people.
A discount of 15% per person applies to Group Bookings of 4 people.
A discount of 20% per person applies to Group Bookings of 5 people.

For all events please contact:

Jackie Kendall
+44 (0)1642 372121
jackie.kendall@gb.abb.com 

Terms and Conditions

ABB Consulting - Special Conditions for Training
These Terms and Conditions are applicable to any training course, event, conference, seminar (‘Training Services’), subscribed to or organised by ABB Consulting.

These Special Conditions for Training are to be read in conjunction with the ABB General Conditions of Contract for Consultancy Services (together the ‘Terms and Conditions’). In the event of inconsistency between these Special Conditions for Training and the ABB General Conditions of Contract for Consultancy Services, the provisions of the Special Conditions for Training shall prevail.  By booking any training Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

Cancellations made up to 28 days prior to the event will be subject to an administration fee of £50 per delegate, or transfer to the next available course for free. Cancellations made 27-14 days prior to the event will be subject to a cancellation fee of 50% or transfer to the next available course for £100 admin fee per delegate. Cancellations made thereafter will be subject to the full event fee, however a substitute delegate can be named at any time. Transfers to the next available course can only be completed once. Transfers to the next available course can only be completed once.

Prices apply to bookings made prior to 31st December 2021. Payment is due at the end of the month following the date of the training course. Accommodation is not included in the prices.

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the organisers to cancel the event, alter the content, change the timing of the programme, or the listed speaker(s).

Please note: For courses held in hotel venues: If you request overnight accommodation at the hotel and then choose to cancel less than 2 weeks prior to the event, then it is your responsibility to pay any cancellation fees. Any event fee already settled will be refunded if the event is cancelled by ABB Consulting, which we withhold the right to cancel any event up to two weeks prior. Travel expenses will not be covered.

For courses held in ABB locations: ABB Consulting withholds the right to cancel the event up to one week before the event. Therefore, we recommend any accommodation and travel bookings are flexible.

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR COVID-19:
Due to the current situation, most of our training course have been converted into virtual classrooms. ABB reserves the right to cancel these virtual courses up to 1 week before the advertised date. If cancelled, delegates booked onto the course, will either be transferred onto the next available course or fully refunded, whichever is preferred. 

For anyone who is unable to attend the training due to contracting the COVID-19 virus, on receiving proof of illness, i.e. Doctors note, we will happily transfer you onto the next available course or fully refund the place, whichever is preferred.

Any other reasons for cancellation, please see Terms and Conditions above.

Chris Flower
Chemical Engineering Specialist

Chris Flower is a chemical engineering specialist for ABB and fellow of the IChemE with over 25 years of process engineering experience. Throughout his career Chris has been involved in pressure relief be it, designing new systems, reviewing existing systems or validating systems designed by others across the whole range of process industry sectors. Chris has lead the pressure relief course for more than 14 years training over 100 delegates a year.

“Training is a vital part of our industry, passing on good practice as well as the real life experiences that cannot be captured in guides and standards.”

“Training is a rewarding experience and we try to have as much fun as possible while spending three intensive days.”

Graeme Laughland
Process Safety Specialist

Graeme Laughland, Principal Consultant. Graeme is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers with over 28 years of practical experience in plant operations. Graeme has led over 200 hazard studies, conducted PSM audits and run numerous training courses on PSM, PHAs (including HAZOP) and Human Factors. His consultancy experience covers oil, gas, chemicals, power and bio-fuel industry sectors.

Kevin Senior
Mechanical Engineer

Kev Senior CEng FIMechE has over 30 years’ experience in the operation and maintenance of rotating equipment. Kev is a chartered mechanical engineer who has spent 20+ years as a RAF Engineer Officer supporting fast-jet combat aircraft and acting as a technical authority for gas turbines. Since his joining ABB, Kev has mainly specialised in the logistic support, legislation, maintenance and condition monitoring of rotating equipment.





 Johanna Smith
 Process Safety Engineer 

Jo has worked for ABB for 8 years, both in the UK and in the US, gaining experience in a wide range of process safety areas, including safety critical task analysis, consequence modelling, occupied buildings risk assessments and the development of COMAH reports, specifically predictive aspects. Jo has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and is a Technical Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF).