FSE Course
About the course
G.M. International in cooperation with TVC Functional Safety Services are pleased to recommend the TÜV Rheinland Functional Safety Program for Safety Instrumented Systems trainings, focused on functional safety aspects for the process, oil & gas, and chemical industries according to IEC 61508 and IEC 61511.
Course objectives
The main objective is to provide all engineers involved in safety instrumented systems with elementary and necessary knowledge about functional safety, based on the leading international functional safety standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511. A second objective is to give anybody attending the course the opportunity to have his or her functional safety competency confirmed by the TÜV Rheinland upon successfully passing the exam.
Why should you attend
IEC61511 ed2.0 released in February 2016, clearly indicates as a ‘Normative’ requirement:
- That anybody involved in safety lifecycle activities shall be competent to carry out the activities for which they are accountable.
- That a procedure shall be in place to manage competence of all those involved in the SIS life cycle.
- That a periodic assessments shall be carried out to document the competence of individuals against the activities they are performing and on change of an individual within a role.
Take advantage of this course, examination and certification to prove your clients, peers and management, your competency in the field of Functional Safety. Success in the final examination certifies your functional safety knowledge on your personal name, adding a great value to your professional career and image.
For more information contact us at: training@gminternational.com
Course Provider
Tino Vande Capelle (tinovc.com)
Tino is providing ‘INDEPENDENT’ Functional Safety (FS) Consultancy as freelance & self-employed. Capitalizing on his 30+ years of process safety sector experience, offers a unique and practical approach of the IEC 61508:2010 & IEC61511:2016 FS standards in the industry. Tino has trained Functional Safety for more than 2500+ engineers in 150 different classes worldwide and still counting.
Tino is a Senior FS Expert (TÜV Rheinland, ID#109/05) & Trainer for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) of the TÜV Rheinland Functional Safety Program as an accepted course provider. He joined the program from the first year in 2005 and is currently number 2 on the list of all trainers on the TÜV Rheinland website (www.tuvasi.com).
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The exceptional circumstances caused by Covid19 during 2020 has brought many challenges to all of us. As the situation is not over yet but it seems to be getting better, for 2022 GM International has organized FSE course online as distance learning and face-to-face. We will continue to monitor the situation and inform you if any change may occur in FSE course organization.
| Type | Area | Date | Time (zone) | Review | Exam Date | Course and exam location | Language |
| Virtual | Americas | 15-17 Nov 2021 | 9-5 (UTC -5) | 18 Nov 2021 | 19 Nov 2021 | Course online and exam online or at location 16,17 | English |
| Virtual | Europe | 13-15 Dec 2021 | 9-5 (UTC +1) | 16 Dec 2021 | 17 Dec 2021 | Course online and exam online or at location 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | English |
| Virtual | Asia | 17-21 Jan 2022 | 8-4 (UTC +8) | 20 Jan 2022 | 21 Jan 2022 | Course online and exam online or at location 9, 10, 11, 12 | English |
| Virtual | Europe | 7-11 Feb 2022 | 9-5 (UTC +1) | 10 Feb 2022 | 11 Feb 2022 | Closed Company in-house | English |
| Virtual | Europe | 14-18 Feb 2022 | 9-5 (UTC +1) | 17 Feb 2022 | 18 Feb 2022 | Closed Company in-house | English |
| F2F | Dubai, UAE | 14-17 Mar 2022 | 8.30-5 (UTC+4) | 17 Mar 2022 | Course and exam hosted by GMI DMCC, UAE | English | |
| F2F | Manchester, UK | 29 Mar -1 Apr 2022 | 8.30-5 (UTC +1) | 1 Apr 2022 | Course and exam hosted by Exloc Instruments, UK | English | |
| F2F | Milan, Italy | 26-29 Apr 2022 | 8.30-5 (UTC +1) | 29 Apr 2022 | Course and exam hosted by GMI Italy | English | |
| Virtual | Americas | 2-6 May 2022 | 9-5 (UTC -5) | 5 May 2022 | 6 May 2022 | Course online and exam online or at location 16,17 | English |
| F2F | Europe | 24-27 May 2022 | 8.30-5 (UTC +1) | 27 May 2022 | Course and exam hosted by S.C.A.N. d.o.o., Rijeka, HR | English | |
| F2F | Europe | 31 May – 3 Jun 2022 | 8.30-5 (UTC +1) | 3 June 2022 | Course and exam hosted by Roconsult Tech, Bucharesti, RO | English | |
| F2F | Abu Dhabi, UAE | 26-29 Sept 2022 | 8.30-5 (UTC -5) | 29 Sept 2022 | Course and exam hosted by GMI DMCC, UAE | English | |
| F2F | Europe | 3-7 Oct 2022 | 8.30-5 (UTC +1) | 7 Oct 2022 | Course and exam hosted by Exloc Instruments, UK | English | |
| Virtual | Americas | 21-25 Oct 2022 | 9-5 (UTC -5) | 24 Oct 2022 | 25 Oct 2022 | Course online and exam online or at location 16,17 | English |
| F2F | Europe | 29 Nov-2 Dec Oct 2022 | 8.30-5 (UTC +1) | 2 Dec 2022 | Course and exam hosted by Tormatic, NO | English | |
| F2F | Europe | 6 Dec -9 Dec Oct 2022 | 8.30-5 (UTC +1) | 9 Dec 2022 | Course and exam hosted by GMI, Italy | English |
List of exam locations
- Italy - Milano
- Croatia - Zagreb
- France - Lyon
- Greece - Haidari Athens
- Romania - Ploiesti
- Russia - Moscow
- Sweden - Goteborg
- United Kingdom - Oldham Manchester
- Australia - Victoria
- Australia - Perth
- Japan - Tokio
- Singapore
- Bahrain - Manama
- India - Mumbai
- UAE - Dubai
- Canada - Toronto
- USA - Houston
Contacts
For general information about courses please contact:Email: training@gminternational.com
