BNS Power Training & Expertise Center
Excellence through knowledge
Four decades of developing and delivering technical training, certification courses and technical resources for professionals working with mission-critical power systems.
Modular course design
Every course is modular so it can be customized quickly to your equipment and requirements, from existing modules or built from scratch.
Hands-on learning
Practical laboratory sessions with actual equipment, delivered by trainers with years of field experience in the topics they teach.
Standards-based
Programs support certification requirements, provide continuing education credits and follow IEEE, OSHA, NEC, NEMA and IEC.
Programs
Technical training programs
Engineering, operation, maintenance and safety for professionals in mission-critical environments.
Engineering & analysis
- Short circuit analysis
- Protective device coordination
- Arc flash / incident energy analysis
- Load flow studies
- Harmonic analysis
- Transient analysis
- Motor starting studies
- Grounding system design, measurement, troubleshooting and diagnosis
- Principles of AC power systems
System-specific
- Power system analysis and protection
- Electrical transmission and distribution, and their protection
- Protective relay applications
- Ground systems design and application
- Power quality diagnosis and mitigation
- IEEE Color Book standards
- Marine electrical systems
- Generator operation and control
- Generation and industrial plant electrical protection
- Reliability Centered Maintenance
Safety
- Electrical safety for qualified, non-electrical and unqualified personnel
- Arc flash awareness and protection
- Lockout/tagout procedures
- Equipotential grounding methods
- Industry-specific safety practices
- NFPA 70E compliance
- Safety program development
Custom delivery
Delivered at your facility, on your equipment.
On-site training, hands-on labs, classroom instruction, virtual options for remote teams, and train-the-trainer programs for internal capability.
Certification tracks
- Basic Electrical Safety Awareness
- Qualified Person Certification
- Safety Leadership Certification
- Safety Program Management
Our five-step process
Initial consultation
We work with you to understand your specific training interests.
Outline development
A suggested topical outline, sent to you for review and editing.
Trainer assignment
Your assigned trainer reviews the outline and follows up with questions.
Detailed proposal
Outline, student count, materials, A/V needs and pricing.
Implementation
Dates, location, material shipment and any additional development.
Ready to empower your team?
Tell us about your equipment and your people. We will build the course around them.