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CompEx Certification and Training in Nigeria-
Delivered by EPIT & True Blue Energy Services

Industry Leading Hazardous Area Training in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Since 2020, EPIT Group has partnered with True Blue Energy Services to deliver CompEx certified training and CompEx certification in Nigeria. Alongside this, the City & Guilds accredited Competency Plus Programme is available to technicians and engineers working in Nigeria’s key industries, supporting hazardous area compliance, workforce competence, and safer operations across oil, gas, and industrial environments.

Comprehensive Training Solutions

Our CompEx training centre in Port Harcourt delivers internationally recognised CompEx certification for technicians and engineers working in hazardous and explosive atmospheres.

Why achieve your CompEx certification with EPIT & True Blue Energy Services?

  • Accredited CompEx Certification – Gain globally recognised competency for hazardous area installation, inspection, and maintenance in line with CompEx and IECEx (International Electrotechnical Commission Explosive Atmospheres) requirements.
  • Expert Led Training – CompEx training is delivered by experienced industry professionals with hands-on knowledge of explosive atmosphere environments.
  • Practical, Assessment-Focused Learning Develop real world competence through practical exercises using Ex (explosive protection) equipment commonly found in operational sites.
  • Flexible Certification Locations- CompEx certification is available at our Port Harcourt centre
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Available CompEx Certification Courses

At our Nigeria CompEx training centre, we offer the following CompEx certification and competency programmes:

  • CompEx Ex01 – Ex04 Certification
    Core CompEx certification covering installation, inspection, and maintenance in hazardous areas for electrical and instrumentation engineers working in explosive atmospheres.
  • City & Guilds Competency Plus Programme
    An advanced, City & Guilds accredited competency programme designed for engineers and technicians looking to extend their hazardous area knowledge beyond core CompEx certification.

Free CompEx E-Learning Included

All CompEx courses at our Nigeria training centre include free access to EPIT’s CompEx e-learning platform. This online learning is provided before your course begins, allowing you to build essential knowledge in explosion protection and hazardous area safety, so you arrive fully prepared for practical training and assessment.

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Advance your career with industry recognised CompEx certification in Nigeria.

Train with EPIT & True Blue Energy Services – ensuring safety and competency in Nigeria’s hazardous industries.

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CompEx Entry Requirements Guidance

Gases & Vapours (EX01 – Ex04)

Electrical / Instrument Craftpersons & Engineers Install, Inspect & Maintain: Gas & Vapours

Header Column #1
IndustriesPrincipal to all Ex environments, with direct application in hazardous vapour and gas environments.
Entry Qualifications
Guidance		Level 3, ECS Gold Card, National Diploma or equivalent. Disipline:
  • Electrotechnical
  • Instrumentation
Subject to knowledge, skill and experience candidates may benefit from Ex F+
Entry Knowledge - Expected
  • Knows the relevant legislative, regulatory, local requirements
  • Understands procedures for safe working practice and systems of work in an industrial setting
  • Can read and interpret relevant engineering drawings, related specifications, quality standards and equipment manuals
  • Understands the hierarchy of responsibilities in relation to reporting and decision-making
Entry Skills - Expected
  • Practical skills in engineering assembly of a complexity consistent with that of a level 3 craftsperson
  • Can apply safe working practices including safe isolation to meet the requirements of statutory and non-statutory regulations
  • Can safely install, inspect, test, commission, diagnose and correct faults in electrical plant, instrumentation, associated cabling, cabling supports and equipment
  • Can select, gland & terminate industrial type cables to a suitable component and associated cable tray in line with details on the appropriate specification
  • Can interpret manufacturers documentation for correct installation,maintenance and inspection
Job Roles
Aspiring to or operating in
  • Installation or Maintenance Electrician
  • Electrical or Instrument Technician
  • Engineers
Entry Experience
Guidance
  • 2 + years' experience operating in a site / industrial environment
  • Installing, inspecting, testing and/or maintaining equipment in an industrial setting
Entry Knowledge - Desirable
  • Understands the need for and methods of achieving safe working practice in gas and vapour Ex environments
  • Has basic practical, theoretical and technological knowledge and understanding of gas and vapour Ex environments
  • Has a basic understanding of the requirements, materials and equipment considerations, in relation to working in gas and vapour Ex environments
Entry Skills - Desirable
  • Can select and install a variety of Ex certified cables glands and terminate conductors into equipment
  • Can understand the principles of electrical protection concepts including selection, installation and maintenance
  • Understands intrinsically safe concept of protection and installation including the importance of documentation
  • Can inspect new and existing equipment in accordance with appropriate inspection techniques relevant to the different grades of inspection

CompEx Entry Requirements Guidance

Gases & Vapours (EX01 – Ex04)

Electrical / Instrument Craftpersons & Engineers Install, Inspect & Maintain: Gas & Vapours

Header Column #1
IndustriesPrincipal to all Ex environments, with direct application in hazardous vapour and gas environments.
Entry Qualifications
Guidance		Level 3, ECS Gold Card, National Diploma or equivalent. Disipline:
  • Electrotechnical
  • Instrumentation
Subject to knowledge, skill and experience candidates may benefit from Ex F+
Entry Knowledge - Expected
  • Knows the relevant legislative, regulatory, local requirements
  • Understands procedures for safe working practice and systems of work in an industrial setting
  • Can read and interpret relevant engineering drawings, related specifications, quality standards and equipment manuals
  • Understands the hierarchy of responsibilities in relation to reporting and decision-making
Entry Skills - Expected
  • Practical skills in engineering assembly of a complexity consistent with that of a level 3 craftsperson
  • Can apply safe working practices including safe isolation to meet the requirements of statutory and non-statutory regulations
  • Can safely install, inspect, test, commission, diagnose and correct faults in electrical plant, instrumentation, associated cabling, cabling supports and equipment
  • Can select, gland & terminate industrial type cables to a suitable component and associated cable tray in line with details on the appropriate specification
  • Can interpret manufacturers documentation for correct installation,maintenance and inspection
Job Roles
Aspiring to or operating in
  • Installation or Maintenance Electrician
  • Electrical or Instrument Technician
  • Engineers
Entry Experience
Guidance
  • 2 + years' experience operating in a site / industrial environment
  • Installing, inspecting, testing and/or maintaining equipment in an industrial setting
Entry Knowledge - Desirable
  • Understands the need for and methods of achieving safe working practice in gas and vapour Ex environments
  • Has basic practical, theoretical and technological knowledge and understanding of gas and vapour Ex environments
  • Has a basic understanding of the requirements, materials and equipment considerations, in relation to working in gas and vapour Ex environments
Entry Skills - Desirable
  • Can select and install a variety of Ex certified cables glands and terminate conductors into equipment
  • Can understand the principles of electrical protection concepts including selection, installation and maintenance
  • Understands intrinsically safe concept of protection and installation including the importance of documentation
  • Can inspect new and existing equipment in accordance with appropriate inspection techniques relevant to the different grades of inspection