EPIT Group becomes Scotland's first IECEx Recognised Training Provider- one of only two in the UK

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EPIT Group becomes Scotland’s first IECEx Recognised Training Provider- one of only two in the UK

EPIT Group becomes Scotland's first IECEx Recognised Training Provider- one of only two in the UK

Aberdeen based EPIT Group, a leading provider of specialist training for hazardous area industries, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming an IECEx Recognised Training Provider (RTP). As the only provider in Scotland and one of just two centres across the UK to hold this status, EPIT reaffirms its commitment to delivering internationally recognised training that meets the highest global standards for safety and technical competence in explosive (Ex) atmospheres.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a global organisation that develops and publishes international standards for electrical, electronic, and related technologies. Within the IEC, the IECEx System was established to facilitate international certification for equipment, services, and personnel operating in explosive atmospheres. EPIT’s new RTP status under this system confirms its alignment with globally recognised safety and quality standards.

IECEx RTP status is granted to organisations that have undergone a formal review by the International Electrotechnical Commission System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx). This recognition confirms that EPIT’s training is structured to prepare candidates for formal competence assessments and to elevate safety outcomes in high risk settings.

“Achieving IECEx RTP status is a significant milestone for EPIT,” said Martin Constable, Operations Director at EPIT Group. “It reflects our dedication to providing training that not only meets but exceeds industry standards, helping to ensure that our clients are equipped with the necessary competencies to operate safely in explosive atmospheres.”

With this recognition, EPIT is now authorised to offer a suite of IECEx training units, including:

Ex 000 – Basic knowledge and awareness to enter a site that includes a classified hazardous area
Ex 001 – Principles of protection in explosive atmospheres knowledge
Ex 003 – Install explosion-protected equipment and wiring systems
Ex 004 – Maintain equipment in explosive atmospheres
Ex 005 – Overhaul and repair of explosion-protected equipment
Ex 006 – Test electrical installations in or associated with explosive atmospheres
Ex 007 – Perform visual and close inspection of electrical installations in or associated with explosive atmospheres
Ex 008 – Perform detailed inspection of electrical installations in or associated with explosive atmospheres
Ex 011 – Basic knowledge of the safety of hydrogen systems

These internationally aligned units are designed to prepare candidates for formal IECEx Certificate of Personnel Competence (CoPC) assessment and enhance practical knowledge and safety standards in hazardous working environments.

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Header Column #1
Industries	Principal 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

Header Column #1

Industries

Principal 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

Header Column #1
Industries	Principal 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

Header Column #1

Industries

Principal 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

EPIT Group becomes Scotland's first IECEx Recognised Training Provider- one of only two in the UK

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