NEW OSTS TRAINING FACILITY OPENS IN QATAR

[ UK CISRS PROVIDER AIS/Survivex and Qatari-based Vibrant Consultancy have joined forces to open a brand new CISRS Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme (OSTS) centre in Doha, Qatar – meeting demand for scaffolders in the region boosted by an expanding liquified natural gas (LNG) sector.

CISRS auditor Trevor Donoghue recently visited and successfully audited the centre – allowing the new partnership to gain accreditation to deliver Level One and Two Scaffolder CISRS courses, plus Basic Scaffold Inspection and Supervisor CISRS programmes.

CISRS MD Dave Mosley said: “Demand for qualified scaffolding and access professionals in the expanding LNG sector in Qatar continues to increase. This is now the fourth CISRS OSTS centre in the region – which is the most in any region outside the UK. It’s great news for the region and for the CISRS OSTS scheme. We wish AIS/Survivex and Vibrant Consultancy the best of luck with their training provision in the region.”

Trevor Donoghue added: “It was a pleasure to approve CISRS OSTS accreditation at the recent initial audit of the AIS/Vibrant training centre in Qatar. The centre has constructed excellent training facilities that cater for the delivery of CISRS OSTS training and has the capacity to increase its CISRS approved training portfolio in the future.

“It will be a valuable asset for the further development of a skills base within the Qatari scaffolding industry. I wish the centre every success in this new venture.”

Jithin Chakkooth, operations director of Vibrant Consultancy W.L.L, said: “This was a long due project – years in the planning and months in its execution. We are so glad to see our vision and dreams come true and are really thankful and looking forward to working with AIS/Survivex.” q

• Find out more about the two brands who have brought this together by visiting ais-survivex.com, www.facebook.com/VibrantConsultancy/ and cisrs.org.uk/overseas-scaffolder-training-scheme/