ONLINE – TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION EXTENSION

We are currently preparing an electronic process for our technicians to apply for an extended period of certification. As soon as this becomes available, we will notify you and place a notice on the IRATA website, with instructions for technicians to follow. This will be a temporary solution and shall only be in place whilst the COVID-19 containment actions prevent assessors and training member companies from operating on a normal basis. We will notify members as soon as it is determined that adequate access to IRATA training providers has resumed in specific jurisdictions.

TECHNICIAN UPGRADES

We are aware that some technicians planning to upgrade to a higher level of IRATA certification may also have expired through no fault of their own and we are putting measures in place to assist technicians who find themselves in this position.

OPS Training were celebrating Christmas early after being awarded 2 new accreditations at its state of the art training centre in Liverpool.

After 3 months of hard work, all was rewarded when they successfully achieved accreditations for both GWO (Global wind Organisation) and IRATA (industrial rope access trade association) accreditations.

This now means that as well as their current iCATS industrial painting courses they can also deliver the full GWO Basic safety training and  IRATA Rope Access training in their new state of the art training centre.