IMCA ASSISTANT LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN
IMCA AIR AND BELL SUPERVISOR COURSE

JUNE 1^ST TO JUNE 11^TH
Lake Charles, LA

LBJ Maritime Inc, a USA owned and operated company, and KBA Training Centre Pte Ltd (KBAT), a leading IMCA accredited training centre located in Singapore, are happy to announce their second series of classes in Lake Charles, Louisiana. This follows the very successful initial class where all fourteen students passed the course examinations. The first series was overbooked so please apply soon.

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IMCA Air & Bell Supervisor Course Held In USA

An eleven day IMCA approved course was held during April at Lake Charles Louisiana in partnership with LBJ Maritime. KBA Training Centre Training Manager Alan Rhodes conducted the course assisted by Larry Janicek, Director of LBJ Maritime.

The course was combined with the IMCA Assistant Life Support Technician course. Fourteen students from various Gulf of Mexico diving contractors attended, all having previous offshore experience ranging from a few years to several with more than 20 years offshore experience.

“This course was the first of a regular series of courses that we will be conducting in the USA. An IMCA approved certificate not only opens up the door to international job opportunities but is the first step to standardising safety standards across the globe. Feedback from the students was very positive saying they had learned a lot and it would make them more confident in their work”, commented Alan Rhodes

The next combined course for Trainee Air Supervisors, Bell Diving Supervisors & ALST commences 1st June 2009 in Lake Charles. Please contact us for more information.

The Howden Hua Engineering Co., Ltd
IOSH Managing Safely Course in Hong Kong

KBA Training Centre Pte Ltd (KBAT) has extended its coverage of health and safety training to Howden Hua Engineering Co., Ltd.,a Company registered in China. Our new client, Howden Hua Engineering Co., Ltd.,(thereafter referred to as HHEL) is an engineering company, her parent company, Howden Global, established in 1854 in Scotland and now with nearly 3,500 employees and companies in 16 countries. HHEL designs, manufactures and supplies axial, centrifugal and mixed flow fans, cooling fans, rotary heat exchangers and compressor packages for customers in China. With full access to the latest Howden technology as well as an in-depth knowledge of the requirements of Chinese industry and now owns 956 staffs in China. The picture shows the senior management team of HHEL. Even though they have owned the OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 certificated already, their search for a prestigious health and safety training led them to requesting the IOSH Managing Safely course from KBAT based in Singapore. Course tutor Adrian Gannon travelled to Hong Kong to commence training on Monday the 6th of April. The intensive but enjoyable 5 day training program culminated in a practical assessment and written examination on Friday the 10th of April, successful completion of the examination is rewarded by IOSH Managing Safely certification, issued by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), based in the UK. This certification is internationally recognized and is testament to the competence of the highly experienced staff of HHEL. Financial Director Che Yongwei, who attended the course, commented that he can now see the long term financial benefit of investing in health and safety.

KBA and KBAT attended the Underwater Intervention held in New Orleans - the annual ADCI conference was well attended by exhibitors and visitors; during the conference representatives from IMCA, ADAS, ADCI and DCBC held a discussion session on Diver Certification. KBAT launched the IMCA Trainee Diving Supervisor and Assistant Life Support Technician courses with their local vendor in the USA (LJB Maritime) during the exhibition. The first course is being held commencing 30th March.

KBA Training Centre Pte. Ltd of Singapore and LBJ Maritime Inc of Lake Charles, Louisiana USA are pleased to announce a strategic alliance for the Americas.

KBA Training Centre Pte Ltd (KBAT), a leading IMCA accredited training centre located in Singapore, has signed a partnership agreement with LBJ Maritime Inc to develop the first USA-based, IMCA-accredited, training centre......

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KBAT sign three new service agreements with course providers based in the UK, Singapore and USA. The agreement with PIVOTAL Performance Ltd has been established to bring additional International Accredited IEMA and IOSH Environmental Management courses to the region; the signing of a training agreement with SWIRE Marine Training Centre based in Singapore will allow KBAT to bring additional competence training courses to the Oil and Gas industry - working with SWIRE Training Centre and their state of the art DP simulator is an exciting opportunity.

KBAT will be taking delivery of their new 60" DDC which will meet the full requirements of Singapore's Ministry of Man Power and that of IMCA. The new DDC facility will be set up at our brand new office / workshop and training support facility comprising of an additional area of 14,000sft. We will be using this additional building to grow our Rope Access training and project support, and our Engineering business.