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Trainer Profile – Ian MacKenzie

News > Trainer Profile – Ian MacKenzie

POSTED: March 8 2011

Ian is our Perth-based trainer with nearly 30 years in field experience around the world. As Competency Training’s leading man on the ground in Western Australia, Ian delivers High Voltage switching and hazardous area courses to a variety of customers and industries.

Ian developed his high level of electrical, electronic systems and instrumentation skills in the UK Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy, following which he transitioned to roles in engineering, maintenance and supervisory capacities for FPSOs, marine vessels, subsea and offshore oil and gas facilities.

Ian is a self-described “good egg, natty dresser and international man of mystery”! His diverse experience, enthusiasm and professionalism make him a highly valued member of the Competency Training team. Developing your skills with a trainer like Ian means not only gaining essential knowledge but also a memorable learning experience.

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The trainers were fantastic trainers. Very in depth and extremely knowledgeable in their field. Made everything easy to understand and applied to real world scenarios

Teacher was excellent, very knowledgeable, very personable, didn’t shut people down. Absolute 10/10. When training people to be an assessor he should be the model they learn how to be like.

Great course. Will highly recommend to other staff. Trainer was great and very welcoming.

(EEHA Student)

I have left the course feeling a lot more confident in my abilities to complete my EEHA responsibilities at site. There was a lot of content but our trainer delivered it in a way that was not overwhelming.

(EEHA Student)

Instructor was very knowledgeable and informative. Would definitely recommend him

Great system of learning at the course. Not rushed with time for questions. Very supportive for my first HV switching course. Thumbs up

Fantastic course content led by a great teacher. Very happy, and I feel that I have learnt a lot in the week.

(EEHA Student)

There is more than enough in the course content to make sure we walk away qualified.

Stuart Grant

(Cert IV Instrumentation Student)

Good class engagement with all participants. Great subject matter knowledge. Overall wonderful experience.

Best eeha course done so far

The trainer has vast experience and knowledge. I highly recommend him to anyone completing EEHA training

Really enjoyed it, teacher was so good! Really approachable and passionate, it is such a dangerous task and I feel like I have been given amazing training to feel confident and ready to start switching. Thank you very much couldn’t recommend a better teacher.