TSA Insight Magazine Issue 7 - Magazine - Page 10
ANNOUNCING BULK
LIQUID TERMINAL
TECHNICIAN
APPRENTICESHIP
COHORT 2
ollowing on from the excellent first year we, at Reynolds Training Services, are proud to
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announce that Cohort 2 of our Bulk LiquidTerminal Technician Apprenticeship course will
be commencing in August this year.
This is just part of the latest scope from Reynolds Training and our ongoing mission to create a pipeline
of health, safety and technical competence for the Bulk Liquid Storage Sector and associated industries.
Our country’s trading relationships with some markets are in a process of change. At Reynolds, we don’t
see change as something to fear, rather, change is a chance to further strengthen our Process Safety
infrastructure; which is in the interest of our businesses, our employees and the wider public. This is why
we have been instrumental in creating the Science and Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship with the
Bulk Liquid Terminal Technician Specialism.
The value of filling the industrial skills gap
There is a skills gap opening in our sector. But, why is this?
1. There is no clearly defined career path or entry point into the sector.
2. Improvements in technology see us evolve from traditional, manual systems to modern, computercontrolled systems.
3. Rotation of staff: as the old hands are being replaced by the next generation.
This provides us with opportunities to develop a sector ready for the future. To realise this vision we need
to embrace the next generation of operators and mould them from the very start, providing a ‘whole work
life’ approach with structured routes to progress and excel in the sector, founded on health, safety, process
safety and technical competence. Using our Apprenticeship model, we can pass on the experience of the
old hands and train the next generation to master the new technologies, systems and processes – with all
of the improvements and efficiencies for your business and their futures that this implies.
John Reynolds is Managing Director of Reynolds Training Services (RTS). For more information about RTS,
visit www.reynoldstraining.com
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