In some states, the traineeships mean that participating companies get their field workers qualified at no costs. In some cases, the costs of training and assessment fees is less than the traineeship funding and state incentives, leaving a surplus for a company to invest in other programs.

Romea also provides recognition of prior learning (RPL) services and distance learning. Romea will conduct workplace RPL sessions to ensure that each trainee has a tailored training plan to ensure minimum downtime and costs. Theory-based learning can also be done online via Romea’s e-learning system.

Romea operates nationally and has been training in the oil and gas transmission industries since 1997, working closely with clients to ensure the best service. Its clients include companies that operate and maintain over 60 per cent of the total length of oil and gas pipelines in Australia.

Romea forms close partnerships with its client companies to make best use of client internal subject matter experts. The company’s training modules are customised to client facilities, ensuring that client operators and maintainers are fully competent to carry out their duties at their worksites. Romea’s innovative workplace coaching program ensures minimum cost of deployment while maintaining the highest standards of workplace performance.

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Romea can provide client businesses with a fully integrated training solution based on training management plans that will satisfy all regulator and business drivers.

The company can manage and track training, provide trainers and assessors, and co-ordinate all training for the client’s entire organisation.

Romea training programs and trainers aspire to industry best practice. The company is able to deliver competency-based training in general health, safety, environment and quality, permit systems, oil and gas production, transmission and distribution, as well as power generation, compression and rotating equipment, emergency response and specific facility operation.

In addition to offering training, Romea also offers a number of consulting and client services.

    Its consulting services encompass:

  • Corporate and individual training needs analysis;
  • Multi-skilling implementation;
  • Skills audit and benchmarking;
  • Business process mapping and re-engineering;
  • Employee performance analysis and improvement;
  • Systems analysis to enable data integration and decision support;
  • Implementation of online operations information system;
  • Analysis and implementation of safety/quality management system (ISO 9001); and,
  • Preparation for safety case submission.

Its client services also include the development of training materials, development of skills development programs, operator competency assessment and certification, and training and delivery management.