Topics: Petroleum, Oil, Gas

Trainor is acquired by Apave Group and will continue making high end eLearning within electrical and Ex safety for a global market. Photo/Ill.: Electri City by Trainor

French Apave Group is the new owner of Trainor

- With Apave's ownership, we will develop and grow even more, says CEO of Trainor, Stian Martinsen.

Morten Aasen (on the left in the picture) proudly shows Trainor`s international forum for professionals working in hazardous areas. Photo: Heidi S. Middleton

Trainor launches international forum for professionals working in hazardous areas.

Trainor's digital forum for professionals in electrical safety has been a great success. Now, an international version is being launched, specifically tailored to those working in hazardous areas.

Proud: HSEQ Coordinator Ingunn Stensgård and CEO Stian Martinsen (in the back), Team leader Digital Lars Bratli and Head of communications, HR & ESG Eva Nordskog is proud to have achieved 3 ISO certifications. Photo: Heidi S. Middleton.

Trainor achieves re-certification in ISO 9001, as well as certifications in ISO 14001 and ISO 27001

These certifications demonstrate Trainor's commitment to excellence in quality management, environmental stewardship, and information security.

Trainor has worked closely with Equinor to develop a new course in offshore wind and wind power. Photo: Jan Arne Wold - Woldcam, Equinor

Trainor and Equinor collaboration on wind power expertise

With an increased focus on green energy, the need for new competence within electrical safety also increases. In close collaboration with Equinor, Trainor has now prepared training that sets a completely new standard.

Trainor’s ‘ElectriCity’ virtual eLearning world, crafted in the game engine Unreal.

CompEx select Trainor eLearning to optimise learning and safety in the water utilities sector

Market-leading Norwegian EdTech company, Trainor, has been selected as the eLearning partner for CompEx - a globally recognised certification scheme - in support of its mission to optimise learning and enhance safety outcomes in the water utilities sector.

- A win for both parties, say Rolf Kinck and Morten Aasen (on the left in the picture) from Trainor and Kristian Eftedal and Trond Jacobsen from IKM Instruktek. Photo: Heidi S. Middleton

New collaboration with IKM Instrutek

-IKM Instrutek is a significant company in Norway, and it is a great recognition that they choose us as a supplier of training services, says Rolf Kinck, Senior Key Account Manager at Trainor.

Agree on training: Trond J. Løfqvist, Senior Key Account Manager at Trainor (left) and Håkon Magne Fjæreide, Operations Academy portfolio manager course at Equinor. Photo: Heidi S. Middleton

Are to deliver training to Equinor for at least five new years

- A responsibility we take very seriously, says Trond Løfqvist in Trainor. The ed-tech company has signed a new framework agreement with Equinor

Trainor’s new e-learning courses for explosive equipment and hazardous locations are available through UL Solutions and available worldwide.

Trainor signs agreement with UL Solutions to provide eLearning training courses for working in hazardous environments

– A huge acknowledgment, said CCO Morten Aasen, as Trainor’s eLearning courses for Ex training are to be available globally through the UL Solutions virtual training website.

2 new safety courses tailored to the petroleum industry have been created in Trainor's course universe Electri City. Photo/Ill: Electri City by Trainor

2 new Ex safety courses for the petroleum industry

- The courses have been created in close collaboration with reference persons from the petroleum industry and are relevant both for offshore installations and onshore facilities, says Trond Løfqvist in Trainor. Trainor launches 2 new e-learning courses specially adapted to the petroleum industry.

Gas stations are considered explosive areas that requires extra knowledge from the employees. The certification body CompEx looked to Trainor to offer the best training. Foto/illustration from Electri City, Trainor

Trainor partner with CompEx

Trainor has partnered with the certification body CompEx to develop a cutting-edge library of e-learning for workers in hazardous areas. - A great acknowledgement of the next generation e-learning we make at Trainor, says Chief Commercial Officer Morten Aasen.

Trainor among top 3 winners at the International E-learning Awards

Trainor among top 3 winners at the International E-learning Awards

Trainor was awarded a bronze prize in the category E-learning experience during The Learning Ideas Conference in New York earlier this summer. - Incredibly fun, says Sales Manager Morten Aasen and Head of Learning Experience, Amanda Westrum van Til.

More and more ferries are becoming battery-powered. It requires more knowledge about batteries, charging and electrical safety. Photo: Trainor

Training requirements for NOR/NIS registered vessels: New course applies for all battery types

Trainor launches new course to meet the training requirements for NOR / NIS registered vessels. – The course applies for all battery systems, says Nikolai Øvrevold in Trainor. He estimates that all machine and electrical personnel will need training.

Chairman of the board at Trainor Group, Peter Svarrer (from left) and Hans Otterberg, Distansia CEO have signed an acquisition. Photo: Erik Svensson

Trainor acquires Distansia – the latest consolidation play in the Nordic el-safety market

Ed-Tech group, Trainor, has acquired Swedish electrical safety education company, Distansia, reinforcing its position as Scandinavia’s leading digital and blended-learning safety training provider.

Bjørn Richard Spongsveen, Global Technical Manager, PA Industrial (DNV) and CCO Morten Aasen (Trainor) believe the collaboration agreement is a win-win for both companies and customers

DNV and Trainor join forces to provide cutting-edge eLearning in the Hazardous Area domain

-Another step into the global safety training market and a huge acknowledgement of the next generation eLearning we make at Trainor, says Trainor CCO Morten Aasen.

Under one brand: - A wanted development, says Head of Communications, HR and ESG Eva Nordskog, Swedish manager Jens Albrektsson, CEO Stian Martinsen and Finance Manager in Sweden, Hanna Eriksson.

Teknikutbildarna becomes Trainor

8 months after the acquisition, Trainor's Swedish colleagues change their company name to Trainor. - A natural and correct development, says CEO Stian Martinsen.

Morten Aasen, CCO at Trainor, presented Trainor's modern digital learning experience for an international audience at HazardEx Conference 2021. Photo: Trainor

International interest in Norwegian digital training

Participating in the HazardEx conference in October 2021, the Norwegian ed-tech company Trainor experienced significant interest in their premium digital training product offering. - The industry deserves great Ex training, and that is exactly what we deliver, says Morten Aasen, Trainor CCO.

CEO Stian Martinsen and CM Peter Svarrer in Trainor Group. Photo: Heidi S. Middleton.

Trainor acquires Teknikutbildarna in Sweden

- We have been observing Teknikutbildarna for quite some time, and see that its business, culture and philosophy are aligned with Trainor’s, says Stian Martinsen, CEO of Trainor.

Sverre Isaksen in Trainor has extensive experience with teaching Ex-themes. Close collaboration with the e-learning team ensures high Ex-academic quality in the new course. Photo: Heidi Storm Middleton, Trainor.

New course in Ex-equipment markings - specifically for electrical professionals

The markings on Ex equipment can be confusing, but it is vitally important that you know what they mean. A brand new course from Trainor will help you get the grip of it.

Be in control of your email accounts and protect your business from fraud and spam. Illustration from the e-learning course Digital Security, by Trainor.

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Committed to safety

Trainor is an internationally recognized company setting new standards for safety training. Based in Norway, we provide training services, digital solutions and technical consultancy services to offshore, maritime and land-based industries worldwide.

For more than 30 years we have trained professionals domestically and abroad, offshore and onshore.
And we were among the very first players in the market when we launched our first e-learning course in 1996. Since then, traditional and digital education have gone hand in hand, and we have developed digital training solutions that meet the needs of a broad energy industry.

We work closely with authorities and industry organizations to ensure the safety of the individual workplace, and take pride in delivering courses which are always professionally updated and well communicated in a user-friendly platform. Always committed to safety.

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