Reynolds Training Services: Technology for Training & Competence

As digitalisation accelerates, energy systems shift and the workforce transforms, John Reynolds of Reynolds Training Services asks: can technology strengthen the culture of competence or risk diluting it?   High-hazard industries are being reshaped before our eyes. Digitalisation is rewiring how the tank storage sector operates. The energy transition is pipelining new fuels, new standards and new hazards. And decades of expertise are walking out the door as the workforce changes. Each of these forces carries risk. At the same time, a new generation is entering the workforce. They are digital natives; technology is second nature. They were born into it. That makes them quick to embrace new tools, but with very different expectations of how they learn and engage. Traditional training methods alone won’t hold their attention. Yet digital learning alone won’t build the instincts that protect lives. This is the crux of the challenge. As industry digitises, will competence keep pace or get left behind? And if technology is part of the answer, how do trainers make sure it strengthens, rather than dilutes, the culture of safety on which everything depends?   Losing the...