The TTE Technical Training Group has completed the first stage of a training programme, supporting the development of local people in Azerbaijan.

The TTE Technical Training Group has completed the first stage of a training programme, supporting the development of local people in Azerbaijan. Delivered at the Caspian Technical Training Centre in Baku, which is operated as a joint venture between TTE and Petrofac (TTE-Petrofac), the 'Train the Trainers' programme provides Azerbaijani nationals with the necessary skills to teach and assess their fellow countrymen. Six assistant trainers have now successfully completed the programme, which included classroom and workshop observations, and is the first part of their development programme to become competent trainers.

As part of the programme the trainers attended a couple of two-day workshops for the A1 Assessor award, which was followed up by compiling portfolios of evidence using BP standards to assess their competence.

The TTE Technical Training Group, which is the UK's largest employer-led technical training provider, has had a presence in Azerbaijan since 2003 after its joint venture with Petrofac Facilities Management International (PFMI) was awarded the prestigious contract to train 1,000 technicians to meet BP targets for a competent and skilled workforce.

The CTTC is designed to meet the needs of all the Production Sharing Agreements operated by BP and its partners in the Caspian region.

The operations include the Shah Deniz gas and condensate field, which lies under the seabed of the Caspian Sea, some 100 kilometres south of Baku in water depths of up to 600 metres.

TTE - Petrofac work in partnership with BP to manage and deliver the CTTC and training needs of BP lead projects in the Caspian Region.

The CTTC facility is based at the Sangachal Terminal and is defined as a world class technical training facility by BP and its partners.

Phil Blewitt, The TTE Technical Training Group Commercial Business Director, said: 'We are committed in Azerbaijan to ensure we continue to develop the skills and competencies of local people, this programme is yet another demonstration of our ability to develop one of the essential competencies needed when carrying out world class technical training and assessment.

Our state of the art facilities at the CTTC together with our experienced training experts have allowed us to support the development of Azerbaijani national staff working for BP and its production sharing partners.

TTE - Petrofac will provide a legacy of competent, safe and skilled personnel in Baku and with the completion of the first stage of this programme we will be able to deliver this alongside skilled local trainers.'