Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training

 

McIlvaine Company now offers Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training Programs. These programs are designed to give anyone associated with the utility industry a good background in a number of key subjects related to environmental regulations and equipment and technology for both emission control as well as routine plant operation. With just a few hours per month for six months the student can substantially improve his ability to make decisions regarding any aspect of power plant air quality. It is of great value to power plant staff, engineering, operations, and maintenance personnel. It has equal value to consultants. Because of the flexible format it can also be very valuable to sales and technical personnel at supplier companies. The program’s unique format makes it ideal for both entry level and experienced personnel.

This program is much more than a typical training course. It promises to change the whole approach to decision making. It is an introduction to Infoculture (utilization of total knowledge systems to greatly increase productivity). The curriculum is based on the use of Power Plant Air Quality Decisions. This is a complete total knowledge system with Decision Trees, weekly alerts, recorded webinars, Newsletters, Networking Directories, and an online library. Details on Power Plant Air Quality Decisions are provided at http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#44I

Format

There is an initial recorded introductory webinar followed by six monthly live 90 minute webinars covering six major categories of air pollutants. The introductory recorded webinar familiarizes the student with Power Plant Air Quality Systems and the broader integration of the 4As (Alerts, Answers, Analysis and Advancement) to increase productivity. The live webinars each focus on a specific pollutant and are supplemented by use of Power Plant Air Quality Decisions. Each month the student picks a subject related to the pollutant to be discussed that month for investigation and reporting. It should be a subject about which the student might be asked to make a decision in the future such as a specific environmental regulation, control technology or a specific type of equipment. The students report their findings during the live webinars and the group will discuss ways to improve decision making relative to this category in the future.

Options

There are two options:  Basic and Mentored. The basic option includes group interaction with the instructors. The Mentored option supplements this with individual instructor assistance and, if needed, a final report by the instructor to the students sponsor. The basic option is free to Power Plant Air Quality Decision subscribers. The mentored option is an additional $500 per student.

Power Plant Air Quality Decisions is available for $1600 per year plus $120 per additional user. So if the student is not a user but the company for which he works is, then he pays the $120 and becomes a system user. He can then elect whether to pay the extra fee for mentoring.

Specific Course Curricula

The first assignment will be to view a webinar on Power Plant Air Quality Decisions and to complete an initial questionnaire to demonstrate familiarity with the system and the concept.

In the succeeding six months the student will participate in webinars on the following subjects:

The range of subjects includes equipment design, monitoring, regulations and equipment selection, operation, and maintenance. A participant who is oriented to environmental coordination could pick regulatory topics whereas someone focused on maintenance could select rotating equipment or other control components which will need the most attention. Technical and sales personnel at supplier companies may want to focus on aspects of different control technologies.

The student will not need to select a specific topic the first month he participates. He can start in any month. Also if he misses a session he can pick it up in the following six month sequence.

Schedule

Each topic will be repeated in sequence at six month intervals on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. CST

To register for Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training CLICK ON http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/Custom_Training_Registration.htm