MONTREAL, March 19, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX:
SNC) has been awarded a contract by Groupe OCP S.A., a global
leader in phosphates extraction and transformation, to provide an
integrated company-wide training program covering all operations
and maintenance, from mining to concentration (washing), sulphuric
acid, phosphoric acid, fertilizer production and utilities. OCP has
several large mines, process plants and shipping ports throughout
Morocco, employs approximately
19,000 people and is the world's largest exporter of
phosphates.
SNC-Lavalin's Global Training & Simulation (GTS) Centre will
be responsible for designing, developing and delivering
standardized training to all personnel through the use of advanced
training technologies, such as computer-based training (e-Learning)
and operator training simulators (mobile equipment and process
plants). GTS will also serve as the integrator to third-party
experts for various components of the program. The training program
will be delivered in four large new training centres currently
being built by OCP. Through built-in training scenarios, process
plant operators will learn to work in routine and non-routine
situations and improve their troubleshooting and decision-making
skills.
"This award confirms our leading-edge position in training
and simulation," said Michel Roy,
Senior Vice-President, Human Capital Planning and Development,
SNC-Lavalin Inc. "It also reflects our efforts in research &
development, our teamwork and the unique know-how of our
people."
Development and initial deployment have commenced at
SNC-Lavalin's offices in Montreal
and Casablanca and are expected to
conclude by the end of the third quarter of 2014.
SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction
groups in the world and a major player in the ownership of
infrastructure, and in the provision of operations and maintenance
services. Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin has offices across
Canada and in over 40 other
countries around the world, and is currently working in some 100
countries. www.snclavalin.com.
SOURCE SNC-LAVALIN