The ECITB is developing a suite of remote pilot certifications and advanced skills tests in order to benchmark pilot skills for operations in complex industrial environments. Elements of development have taken place in collaboration with Innovate UK and industry stakeholders as part of the Future Flight “Closing the Skills Gap” programme. This presentation will introduce the certifications and explain why they were developed and who for, as well as the structure of the courses and how they can be accessed.

Speaker Biographies:

Elliott Corke is Technical Director of Global Drone Training and has been operating RPAS commercially since 2012. He has a specialism in training and assessment of remote pilots.

Reg Rudd is a Product Development Manager working for the ECITB (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board). His role is to develop training products for the ECI which will improve efficiency, effectiveness and safety. He has been working in the ECI environment for over 15 years, working on most nuclear and thermal power plants in the UK and a nuclear plant in the Middle East. He has also worked in further education for 10 years as a lecturer and centre manager. He brings education and training knowledge to merge with his engineering experience to make products that have an impact. Drones is one of his current projects he is developing solutions to encourage adoption of this technology.