Training and Mentoring

Over the years at Lloyd's Register I did provide training on the structural aspects of Special Service Craft, both in-house and externally. It is a part of the work I liked very much and certainly can continue this type of work.

I can provide courses that take between half a day and two or three days. There is no 'one size fits all' best courses are tailor made for the audience, and small groups are preferred.  Sometimes training needs can best be met with an open 'townhall' session. 

In my experience quite some time needs to be devoted to brushing up aspects that were covered in the formal training the students received at school but for them since got dusty. Second big item to cover is filling the gaps between the formal training  and the day work needs. To ensure the content is relevant for the audience courses where possible were framed around actual projects

Emphasis in my courses is on an engineering approach. Where Class Rules and standards come in they are used the way they were intended to be used: a reference for the engineer. In the yachts and special craft business, Class Rules certainly are not the 'cookbook' and even less the 'ticklist' people sometimes seem to think they are. Feedback I had on the courses I did was: 'you do not tell us what to do. But you give us the means to think and decide for ourselves.' And that was exactly what I had intended.

Alternatively training can be provided on a personal basis, with mentoring sessions with full focus on the single trainee and his work.