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Even before the pandemic, Total, a major inter- By deploying six cloud-based AVEVA™ Operator
national Energy company, was already engaged Training Simulators in partnership with Microsoft
in a digital transformation process that would Azure, Total created the world’s first fully simu-
address the needs of this workforce evolution. lated operator training system in the cloud that
It was key to promote sustainable growth in this provided highly effective training in a safe envi-
challenging industry. So a few years ago, Total ronment identical to the control room.
decided to transform its La Mède facility into a The cloud-based solution provides access to the
unique training center in France. The operator training from anywhere and at any time, particularly
training time was reduced from months to weeks important during the global pandemic lockdowns.
by replacing its outdated simulators with AVE- With the ability to create a wide range of exercises,
VA’s Cloud OTS (Operator Training Simulator ) easily adaptable for all trainee profiles and needs,
system. this on-demand approach reduced in length of trai-
AVEVA´s Cloud OTS enables to learn several ning from several weeks to few hours.
operating procedures in a flexible and safe envi-
ronment. Some typical procedures available in the “It was key to combine AVEVA’s proven leadership
system are operating procedures for normal and in OTS training with the secure operational agility of
emergencies, routine checks, first-level mainte- a cloud-based platform. This has never been more
nance, fault diagnosis and rectification, pre-alarm important than today when global lockdowns force
recording and triggering, degassing, assembly and many teams to operate remotely.” (Meriam Chebre,
disassembly sequences, and the console operator Competences Program Manager, Total).
competencies used in control panel rooms.
Teams can learn how to handle any potential ha-
zards and improve accessibility and scale in a safe
environment. Up to 2000 new operators can be
trained each year.
AVEVA helps chemical manufacturers across the
globe to capitalize on data produced by production
assets to empower the workforce, achieving opti-
mized operations, increased asset availability, and
consistent production quality.

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