Careers Resources Client portals Contact us About us Industrial Offshore energy Renewables Global locations News and updates Training Developing competence and reducing risk in the offshore energy market Book online for Aberdeen Having worked in the offshore industry since 1975, Sparrows Group has unrivalled experience in offshore lifting operations, competence assessment and training. Our goal is to help build a strong safety culture in the workforce, reducing the frequency and severity of incidents which could cause harm to people or property. We are the only company in the world to offer onshore coaching in a real offshore pedestal crane and a crane simulator. Delivered by our experts who are all staff and have hands-on experience in their fields, our programmes enable and ensure students reach Sparrows Group’s exacting and industry-leading standards. Training programmes are accredited to ISO:9001, OPITO and BFPA in the UK and API RP2D in the US. As well as offering a number of standard courses, unlike many other training providers, we also offer bespoke training solutions that meet our clients exact objectives. We can deliver our training at your location, both offshore and onshore. Sparrows Group and RelyOn Nutec Sparrows Group and RelyOn Nutec have formed a strategic partnership combining industry-leading safety training and competence management with the globally recognised technical authority in crane and lifting operations. Our training partnership ensures that safety critical lifting training is available around the globe at the highest standards. Sparrows crane and lifting courses are delivered through RelyOn Nutec facilities and Centres of Excellence in select locations. Worldwide training capability We offer our industry-leading training at our worldwide training centre locations, or we have the capability to deliver bespoke and standard training at your location, both onshore and offshore. All of our centres have portable crane simulators that can be easily deployed to any location and we have state of the art mainframe simulators in Aberdeen and Houma. The portable simulator we have in the US can be driven to any client location, saving travelling time and costs for your people. At our centre of excellence in Aberdeen, a Liebherr BOS 2600 pedestal crane is mounted over a flooded quarry. This unique set-up provides a ‘hands-on’ experience and enables trainee operators to practice and build their skills in the offloading and backloading of supply vessels. The majority of courses we run at our centre of excellence in Aberdeen are available to book online. Book online for Aberdeen Global training portfolio Contact us to find out where and when standard courses are taking place. We can also discuss any of your training requirements as we often design bespoke solutions that we can deliver at your location, both offshore and onshore. Use our contact form at the bottom of this page or email / phone our regional hubs below. For our UK centre and general enquiries please call our dedicated sales team on +44 (0) 1224 791700 or email training.booking@sparrowsgroup.com For enquiries in the USA please call +1 985 790 1662. For enquiries in the UAE please call +971 565 207 835 / + 971 568 896 534. For enquiries in Africa please email AfricaTraining@sparrowsgroup.com Sparrows Group courses OPITO approved courses IRATA approved courses Downloads Crane simulator – Africa Download pdf options: English Français Emergency crane operator – Africa Download pdf options: English Français Emergency crane operator Download pdf options: English Forklift training – Africa Download pdf options: English Français Abu Dhabi training centre Download pdf options: English Deck crew training and evaluation – UK Download pdf options: English H1 hydraulic competence assessment Download pdf options: English Rigger training programme – Africa Download pdf options: English Français Offshore crane operator reaction and awareness Download pdf options: English Equipment maintenance, rental and training in Angola Download pdf options: English More resources Contact us. We are on hand 24/7, across the world, to support you with any challenge. Select region Select a region Americas Europe Africa Middle East India Caspian Asia Pacific Australia What is your enquiry about? Select an enquiry type Sparrows products and services Training Careers/jobs Supplying products/services to Sparrows Other © Copyright 2021 Sparrows Offshore Group Limited. All rights reserved. Policies and statements Terms and conditions DELIVERY ASSURED They let you easily navigate your way around the site and allow us to improve its performance. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn more about how we use cookies. Accept and close We’re growing – join our team Positions available across our global network of operations for a wide variety of roles. Find out more