How we can help you
It's one thing having access to high-quality weather intelligence;
but it's quite another to know the weather inside out, to understand
how it affects your operations, and to use these insights to do
your job more effectively - whether you're a pilot, highways engineer
or professional forecaster.
Our objective in training is to ensure that you can understand
the weather better, and carry this knowledge through into your
professional life. Delivered by meteorological experts and industry
specialists, our tailored courses and workshops are designed to
meet your precise needs.
Commercial training
Combining scientific excellence with hands-on experience
and specialist industry knowledge - plus a proven track
record in global forecasting - we offer tailored training
programmes in the following areas: Agriculture, Aviation,
Building and construction,
Energy, Environment,
Health, Insurance,
Railways, Recreation
and tourism, Roads,
Transport, and Water industry.
Some courses specifically deal with the impact of climate
change on these sectors.
Professional training
A range of courses combining sound theory and scientific know-how
with practical, hands-on experience. The Met Office is one
of the world's leading suppliers of environmental and weather-related
services, with a solid reputation for reliable global forecasting.
So who better to provide training courses and workshops for
professional meteorologists? More about forecaster
training More about vocational
qualifications (NVQs/SVQs)
Weather media training We have a proven pedigree in helping the media to
bring weather information to the masses - you can learn
from the experts through a range of courses designed for
broadcast meteorologists and to provide forecasters with
journalistic skills. More about broadcast
meteorologists More about weather
journalism
Climate change training
Our climate change training programmes focus on the impact
of climate change on specific industry sectors, including:
Building and construction,
Energy, Insurance,
and Water. We provide
individual climate change impact Customer Briefings, plus
customised training courses and seminars. The courses also
look at weather Risk Analyses of climate data and activity
data specific to your industry or organisation. Individual
Scoping Studies to determine climate change impacts on specified
industries, businesses, regions and aspects of the weather. More
about climate change impacts
Location
Courses can be held on site at your own premises, in a regional
Met Office or at the Met Office College in Exeter, Devon.
The Met Office College provides easy access to excellent facilities,
equipment and expert trainers, helping to promote a rapid learning
curve and effective skills transfer.
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