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Industrial Skills Services
Custom Training • Training Services • Compliance Services While we have clients who just need training content, many other clients... More →
Industrial Skills Training
Skilled workers are retiring faster than the next generation’s ability to fill those roles. Whether you require system operators, qualified... More →
Manufacturing
Manufacturing facilities rely on their maintenance teams to ensure equipment reliability because it is the lifeline of the operation. When... More →
Central Utilities
Whether you’re a university or college, manufacturing facility, hotel, resort, or hospital, our online training content helps onboard new employees... More →
NERC Continuing Education Hours
HSI provides NERC continuing education hours to help you maintain your certification. Once you or your student is certified... More →
Utility improves training program through progression planning
An ERCOT-based utility subscribed to the full HSI Industrial Skills library for their entire gas power plant fleet. HSI helped... More →
Training Calendar
Click on individual class dates for more information about content, location, and accommodations, or to register for a class.... More →
Transmission Training
Our NERC Certification Program guides you through training designed with your end goal in mind – becoming a system operator... More →
Generation Training
Our power generation training programs provide your operations and maintenance personnel with a working knowledge of theory, procedures, and equipment... More →
Renewable Energy
The utility industry is on an exciting journey toward a sustainable future. Specialized training is essential to prepare your workers... More →
Custom Training
Developing Technical Training Specific to Your Company’s Needs Meeting your company’s training needs is a challenging process whether you are... More →
Training Services
An effective training program is an ongoing process. Reviewing and evaluating your program’s effectiveness is critical to giving your workers... More →
NERC Certification Training
The HSI NERC certification program gives you the tools to become a system operator. Our combination of online and instructor-led... More →
Online Training Projects
Initial Operator Training Program Region: NPCC A large utility in the NPCC region has customized their initial operator training using... More →
Simulation Training
Online and instructor-led simulation-based training for distribution operations, NERC continuing education, and NERC certification requirements. HSI has a variety of... More →
Qualified Electric Worker FAQ
We hear a lot of questions from people about how they make sure their QEW training protects their workers and... More →
Distribution Training
Distribution operators and technicians have unique responsibilities on the power grid. As distributed energy resources and renewable energy becomes more... More →
Distribution Simulation
Online simulation training for distribution operators. The first proprietary power industry simulator designed to train distribution system operators to perform... More →
3D Animation
Our training uses 3D animation to dissect large scale equipment and demonstrate its functionality, so your workers understand how it... More →
Instructor-led Training
Whether you’re looking for NERC certification or continuing education hours or hands-on training for equipment maintenance, our instructor-led training... More →
Online Training
HSI's online training program is based on the current NERC Certification Exam Content Outline. It provides a good foundation... More →
Compliance Services
As the NERC and regional compliance environment becomes increasingly complex, many companies are finding they have neither the time nor... More →
Relay Technician Training Program
Utility relay technicians are the backbone of a reliable utility. Unfortunately, finding and keeping relay techs is also one of... More →
NERC Initial Operator Training
NERC Initial Operator Training for less experienced students. Many system operator candidates come from the power industry. However, there are... More →
2021 In Review
As we reach the end of 2021, let’s take a look back at the key events that impacted our industry... More →
Power System Operations with Simulation
Power System Operations with Simulation can be taken at your own pace and in your own space. This training program... More →
Live NERC Coaching
Every Friday 1:00-2:00 PM (Eastern) Join NERC Instructor Coaching Call: Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or... More →
Live NERC Coaching New Platform
Every Friday 1:00-2:00 PM (Eastern) Join NERC Instructor Coaching Call: Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or... More →
Extreme Weather for Utilities
Regardless of varying opinions of the causes of our increasingly severe weather cycles, the effects are indisputable. According to an... More →
Setting the Stage
Best practices and lessons learned are interesting topics, especially in the world of electric grid reliability. These approaches are closely... More →
Higher Education
At HSI, we utilize our training and technology to help make schools safer and operate more efficiently. This comes in... More →
Why ESG is Important in the Utility Industry
Let’s look at what Environmental Social Governance (ESG) is and how it’s implemented. ESG was first mentioned in a United... More →
Texas Winter Weather Recommendations
In 2012, Quanta Technology developed a Weather Emergency Preparedness Report for the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). The report... More →
Understanding the Proposed IBR Scope Expansion
To no one’s surprise, the big tent of reliability regulations is expanding to include more invertor based resources, or IBR... More →
From Novice to Expert: Creating High-performing Employees at Every Level
Today, more and more companies realize the importance and value of well-trained employees through an effective training program. Besides its... More →
NERC Standards Development in Action
As we’ve noted in a previous post, the NERC standards development process includes all interested parties and is incredibly transparent... More →
20th Anniversary of the 2003 Electrical Grid Blackout
It’s the 20th anniversary of the 2003 Northeast blackout. On August 14, 2003, the largest blackout in North American history... More →
Finding the Right Training Method for Your Team
In today's competitive business environment, it’s more important than ever to invest in employee training programs. But with so many... More →
Everything You Need to Know About the NERC Certification Exam
Electric power is something most people don’t think about until it isn’t there. How do power utilities make sure the... More →
Tips for Making On-the-Job Training Successful
Throughout our working careers, we are all bound to have a range of encounters with On-the-Job Training (OJT). In some... More →
Renewables in Bulk Electric System Planning
As we look ahead and anticipate what electric grid performance and planning issues are coming, renewable generation operating characteristics become... More →
Internal Controls: Capitalizing on Embedded Processes
In the interest of shining some light into the dark corners of compliance processes, today’s issue is Internal Controls and... More →
Training & Employee Development
Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, and Coordination SAR
The Standards Authorization Request (SAR) related to cold weather grid operations submitted October 6, 2021, began a series of technical... More →