HSI

HSI Industrial Skills Training provides comprehensive content for the power industry. Course topic areas include Power Generating Systems and Operations, Electrical Distribution, Qualified Electric Worker Training, Safety, Health, and Plant Science, Transmission and Distribution Simulation, and NERC Certification and CEHs.

We use state-of-the-art animation and simulation to enhance student learning and retention. Our 3D animation dissects large scale equipment, demonstrating its functionality so your employees understand how it works. Our proprietary power system simulation replicates grid challenges in real-time operations and helps employees master situation awareness and decision making.

Our power plant training programs focus on providing your plant operations personnel with a working knowledge of theory, procedures, and equipment to operate a power generating station safely and efficiently. All our curricula and development plans can be mapped to match the specific job classifications at your facility, such as auxiliary operators, control room operators, production technicians, millwrights, instrument technicians, and other roles held by power plant personnel.

Our distribution-specific training focuses on the unique responsibilities distribution technicians and operators have on the power grid, including distributed energy resources and renewable energy. Our training covers relay technicians – providing fundamentals to quickly get technicians up to speed – and distribution operators – giving them a working knowledge of how distribution systems are configured and function.

HSI Training Services includes a full range of program elements to help you build an effective training program. We have many clients who come to us for a full range of services – from training program planning and implementation to content development and employee assessments. Our training experts can support you through a range of services to reinforce employee training, evaluate employee competency and performance, and guide key members of your staff down a career path to maximize their potential and keep them employed.

Whether you’re a large company with a formal training program or a small company recognizing the need for a program, we can support you. An effective training plan provides a clear career development plan for you employees and a blueprint to determine their capabilities. By assessing a new hire’s experience or evaluating an incumbent worker’s knowledge, you can develop an Individual Learning Plan to enhance workforce knowledge and development.

Areas of focus include gap analysis, task list, capability assessment, employee progression plans, training content development and program development. All these elements work together to build productive employees and enhance reliability.

Are you an electric utility who has to comply with PER-005? Our experts can help you ensure your program is compliant, including a job task analysis, company-specific real-time reliability-related tasks, and program documentation.

If you need help managing your program, the HSI Training Management System (TMS) provides a cloud-based tool integrating all your training. You know who gets what training and if they are missing anything. Our TMS provides comprehensive data management, completely integrates your training program across all activities, and give Real-time access to all information, including assignments, observation checklists, and performance evaluations.

The HSI Safety Management Software (SMS) platform manages complex regulations in health, safety, quality, and operations management. It provides you with one location to manage all your safety and compliance programs – connecting your apps, people, and processes together to form an efficient solution.

The HSI SMS has more than 30 configurable modules to address safety, compliance, quality, and supplier-related business needs including incident management, hazards management, checklists and inspections, visitor management, and more. It’s designed with no code tools for easier configuration, making set up easier and faster.

Companies who use the SMS note an improved safety culture, few regulatory challenges, and reduced risk and mitigation. They can also consolidate vendors, build key partnerships, and save money.

The SMS provides real-time reporting with all system data turned into meaningful reports displayed on dashboards. The system is easily configurable and scalable – changes can be made in minutes without high development costs. And, it’s easy to learn.