Starting in October 2010, the Baker Hughes Algesco Service Shop, located in Boufarik, in northern Algeria, has its own training center containing a fully equipped with:<br>
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- Bently Nevada™ Rotor Kit, <br>
- Bently Nevada™ 3500 rack<br>
- Bently Nevada™ System 1<br>
- Speedtronic Mark™ VI control panel.<br>
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The Center can also accommodate courses on leadership skills.
The GE Skills Development Centre in Jandakot, WA, is part of a custom-built, state-of-the art technology and learning complex that offers students tailored training programs of Baker Hughes equipment, controls as well as tailored leadership skill courses.
The Bari site is a 230,000 m² plant fully dedicated to the design and fabrication of pumps and industrial valves. This training facility is equipped with:<br>
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- Centrifugal pumps<br>
- Valves<br>
Students can experience training courses on any type of GE centrifugal pumps and have ready access to the shop floor where they can see exactly how our pumps are manufactured, assembled and tested.
The Center has more than 20 training rooms for a full range of technical and leadership courses, an auditorium with a seating capacity of 200, multimedia rooms and classrooms equipped with:<br><br>- Speedtronic™ Mark Ve TMR,<br>- Speedtronic™ Mark VI TMR - Simplex,<br>- Speedtronic™ Mark* VIe – VIeS Dual,<br>- Speedtronic™ Mark* VIe – VIeS TMR,<br>- PLC RX3i simplex<br>- PLC HIMA<br>- PLC Siemens S7Simplex<br>- PLC AllenBradley Contrologix Simplex<br>- Bently Nevada™ equipment<br><br>Training courses delivered at Baker Hughes Florence Learning Center offer formal classroom lectures with the added advantage of being able to visit the manufacturing plant and become familiar with Baker Hughes equipment, assembly and testing operations while they are being performed. In addition, the Center features numerous cut-out scale models of machines, training aids to support the learning process.
Massa Training facility is specialized to provide courses for aero derivative equipment, and includes a fully equipped classroom close to the Aero derivative Service Shop. It represents an important support for the students during the learning experience, providing an intimate view of the internal components of gas turbines being serviced. It also equipped with:<br>
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- An aero derivative gas turbine package<br>
- Speedtronic Mark™ VI control panel<br>
- Speedtronic Mark™ VIe control panel<br>
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The control room is connected to a test cell with an LM2500 SAC gas turbine to give students first-hand start-up experience.
Our GE Center in Ciudad del Carmen is equipped with:<br>
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- Speedtronic™ Mark VI Simplex Control panel.<br>
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Students can simulate operations and gain hands-on experience with the panel experiencing a better learning experience. Leadership and soft skills courses are also available in the Center.
The GE Regional Training Center in Port Harcourt Nigeria is the first GE facility of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa and can offer both technical and leadership courses. The Center includes two fully equipped classrooms with:<br>
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- Bently Nevada™ 3500 <br>
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The facility houses a gas turbine control panel simulator and other instructional materials, such as machined cut-outs, showing components, parts, displays designed to experience trainees on the operational features of GE equipment.
The Ras Laffan Service Shop is also used for training purposes and has been equipped with:<br>
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- Speedtronic Mark™ VIe control panel<br>
- Heavy Duty Gas Turbine <br>
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for practical training. It also offers students courses on controls as well as customized programs and leadership training in a fully equipped training room.
The facility offers a unique opportunity for oil & gas professionals to gain a real hands-on experience, executing real technical procedures on the operation and maintenance of the equipment. Baker Hughes Technical Training Academy is equipped with:<br>
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- Centrifugal Compressors<br>
- Reciprocating compressors,<br>
- Steam turbines<br>
- Heavy Duty Gas Turbines<br>
- Aeroderivative Gas Turbines<br>
