Helping YOU Save Lives
Why Take an Online Introduction to Earthing Course
Purpose
Why, take the online earthing course? Learn at your own pace from anywhere in the world. No travelling to a venue, no hotels, no lost time. To keep things engaging, the fundamentals of Earthing are explained intuitively at first (no maths) by experts in real-world scenarios using a multitude of learning styles and techniques.
Helping save lives through effective training in earthing design.
GreyMatters exists to protect “life” from the harmful effects of High Voltages, (including lightning), globally. We take what can be traditionally difficult to understand a complex subject. And by using the latest methods available, we aim to intelligently translate the complex into easy-to-understand training courses
What to expect
Learning technical content is never a chore when it’s delivered through video-rich, engaging materials. No death by PowerPoint. No impenetrable accents to cut through.
Module by module: Each course is broken down into bite-sized chunks so you never have to feel overwhelmed because the next piece of content is only released when you’ve finished the last stage.
Learn at your own pace from anywhere in the world. No travelling to a venue, no hotels, no lost time. To keep things engaging, the fundamentals of Earthing are explained intuitively at first (no maths) by experts in real-world scenarios using a multitude of learning styles and techniques.
Real-world examples, not just theory – this is everything they didn’t teach you at university!
Confidence Outcome
For the candidate
After taking our courses; expect to feel more confident during project reviews and meetings. Knowing you have the underpinning command of the subject you can let go of those old feelings of inadequacy, and fear about saying the wrong thing at the wrong time and avoid the raised eyebrows from others!
Feel comfortable discussion more technical aspects of Earthing and lightning. Gain the respect of peers through your new-found understanding.
Be more rigorous in your critiques for earthing designs and data you receive from others, or that you are personally responsible for. Know instantly when something in the data presented doesn’t quite stack-up and become empowered to find the truth.
Once you’ve successfully passed the course you can choose to receive standards ‘updates’ to ensure you’re on top of any new thinking within the sector.
For the manager
e-Learning, when done well is a really affordable and efficient way to up-skill your staff with the very latest knowledge. No need to block out days and days of non-productive time. No accommodation, food or travel to finance – just the time spent learning! This means you can spread your budget further and you can rest easy knowing that your team is receiving a consistent experience right the way across your organisation.
Know how your team are progressing with the optional dashboard and notifications to allow you to track and trace progress (recordable CPD).
Understanding is tested at each and every stage in an incremental way; leading to an end of course exam. After completion, you’ll receive copies of the certificates necessary to demonstrate proof-of-competence. Depending on your route chosen, this can take the form of CPD or full accreditation by an invigilated exam.
Refreshing intellectual capital is one of the duties we all have as employers – let us do some of the work so you don’t have to; all our courses are referenced to the latest internationally accepted standards meaning your staff will at least be in-date and using the latest thinking. And it doesn’t stop there – once completed each candidate can choose to receive ‘updates’ to keep their new understanding informed of any changes to standards and best practice before the next refresh is due.
Meet Your Training Team
Ian Griffiths CEng, BEng (Hons), MBA, Tech Eng, MIET
An absolute specialist with 25+years of sector experience…this means there isn’t a scenario or challenge that Ian hasn’t already come across & solved it. His work has included large-scale projects and policy development in transmission and distribution, data-centres, rail electrification, petrochemical refineries, renewable generation and airports across the globe. Ian is fully CDEGS accredited.
Hugh Wren BEng (Hons), MIET
Hugh started his professional career with National Grid UK in transmission and has been working on Earthing Design across Europe on large-scale projects and AC/DC Rail applications in the UK. Also includes international projects in the Middle East and Africa. Experience and fully certified CDEGS – HIFREQ and MALZ.
Dominic Warren-Gash CEng, MEng, MIET
Dom has worked in transmission and generation with Jersey Electrical Plc before taking on power system design and 132 kV network SAP (senior authorised person) roles on significant large-scale projects across the UK. Dom’s particular brand of expertise is in protection/harmonics design.