MTCS Launch High Voltage Electrical Safety Audits
MTCS have launched a Workplace High Voltage Electrical Safety Audit to support the safety of personnel operating, maintaining and/or testing high voltage equipment.
New Industry Standard Set for Inspection Engineer Training
Leading specialist in competency and training solutions, MTCS (UK), has been working with the DOF Team in Australia to develop a new set of industry standard competencies for Inspection Engineers employed in the Asia Pacific region.
Grade Assessments (GA) – Examples of 3 Activities to Assess your Performance
Identifying and planning the three Activities for your Grade Assessment can be difficult at first. To help you understand the breakdown and what we are looking for in your plan, we have put together some examples of different graded Grade Assessments.
ICA Evidence Requirements – All about Witness Statements
Within the MTCS Individual Competence Assessment (ICA), as part of the evidence requirements, we require you to provide a Witness Statement to support the information you have provided.
Does the course make me competent to isolate an ROV after completing the course?
No training course can automatically make someone competent, and competence can only be achieved by successfully demonstrating a specific task over a period of time in different scenarios. For example, the competence assessment within the MTCS High Voltage course requires someone to supervise the electrical isolation and ensure it is carried out safely and in accordance with procedures.
Preparing for Assessment
GA and ICA programmes do require commitment from both Candidates and those assessing or witnessing their activities, and appropriate planning and preparation will help support all involved in the process.
Completing Competencies to Re-validate a MTCS Certificate of Competence
Personnel continuing at their existing grade and level of work may understandably ask MTCS if they need to re-validate their Certificate of Competence and if they are required to repeat the process and submit a Portfolio of Evidence?
Why are MTCS Certificates of Competence valid for only 3 years?
A question which has, understandably, been asked of MTCS on a number of occasions is regarding the length of time that a certificate of competence is valid for.
Skills Assessors – Collecting Evidence
Your candidates will collect evidence throughout their assessments via observation, questioning and more than likely other sources too.
Skills Assessors – Assessing Performance over a Range of 3 Activities
Assessing a Candidate’s performance through 3 activities needs pre-planning and organising.