This course is designed to equip power plant trainers, engineers, and operation managers with the skills to develop, manage, and optimize Operator Training Simulators (OTS) for thermal and combined cycle power plants. It focuses on enhancing plant safety, operational efficiency, and workforce competency through advanced simulator-based learning.

You’ll gain access to:
✅ Comprehensive training on simulator architecture and functionality
✅ Strategies for developing and deploying effective training scenarios
✅ Realistic simulations for startup, shutdown, and emergency conditions
✅ Best practices for competency assessment and operator certification
✅ Course handbook, customizable OTS templates, and instructor support
✅ Certificate of completion and access to follow-up implementation support

Why attend?

This is your opportunity to:
✨ Master simulator-based learning to improve plant safety and reliability
✨ Build realistic training scenarios tailored to your plant systems
✨ Evaluate and improve operator performance using OTS analytics
✨ Reduce real-world errors through immersive, consequence-free practice

Topics Covered:

➤ Introduction to Operator Training Simulators (OTS) in power plants

➤ Components and architecture of a typical OTS platform

➤ Configuring simulations for thermal and combined cycle plants

➤ Scenario development: normal, abnormal, and emergency operations

➤ Integration with Distributed Control System (DCS) interfaces

➤ Performance monitoring and tracking operator behavior

➤ Conducting simulator-based evaluations and certifications

➤ Aligning training scenarios with plant SOPs and real incidents

➤ Troubleshooting and maintaining the OTS system

➤ Future trends: VR, AI, and remote simulation for power plant training