Caledonia Competence

04/02/2026

The Caledonia Competence team had a worthwhile visit to Subsea Expo today.

Thanks to everyone who spent time with us as we walked the exhibition floor — great conversations all round!

If you missed us but would like to talk about how we can help you with Competence and Training, please email us at [email protected].

Team Picture: Gavin Smith, Danielle Hunter, Sydney Munro, Marek Durkacz

The Caledonia Competence team had a worthwhile visit to Subsea Expo today. Thanks to everyone who spent time with us as we walked the exhibition floor — great conversations all round! If you missed us but would like to talk about how we can help your organisation with Competence and Training, plea...

04/09/2025

The Caledonia Competence Team were delighted to be joined last night at a Cocktail Reception to celebrate the company's 10th anniversary. Companies represented included Boskalis Subsea Services, Film-Ocean, IMCA, Innovex, ROVOP, Seaway 7 and Sulmara.

Thanks to everyone who joined us and helped to make the evening such a success. To those who couldn't make it, we missed you and look forward to seeing you soon.

You can read more about the company's journey by clicking below:

https://caledoniacompetence.com/2025/09/03/caledonia-competence-is-10/

15/05/2025

Gavin Smith appointed Vice Chair of industry committee

CALEDONIA COMPETENCE MANAGING DIRECTOR APPOINTED VICE CHAIR OF IMCA COMPETENCE & TRAINING COMMITTEE Caledonia Competence's Managing Director, Gavin Smith, has recently been appointed as the Vice Chair of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)'s Competence and Training (C&T) Committe...

15/05/2025

New Team Members!

Caledonia Competence is pleased to announce the appointment of three new team members.Danielle Hunter has joined the company as Competence and Systems Coordinator. Danielle brings a wealth of experience in training and competence, HR logistics, and contractor management, along with a diverse skill s...

21/02/2024

Thanks to Norman and Cindy for visiting us today! So glad we had the roast beef sandwiches for her! My Newfoundland Thor is going to be jealous when I get home Norman!

We’ll announce the winner of today’s prize draw in the morning. Still one more day’s prizes to be won tomorrow!

21/11/2022

https://caledoniacompetence.com/2022/11/21/coretrax-contract-award/

Coretrax, the global leader in Oil & Gas well integrity and product optimisation, has recently contracted with Caledonia Competence to lead the further development and support of their global Competence Assurance Programme.

12/08/2022

ROV inspection and intervention services contractor, Film-Ocean, has awarded a contract to Caledonia Competence for the development and ongoing support of its Competence Management Scheme. The contract award includes the use of Caledonia Competence's ATTAIN Competence Portal for all Competence Induc...

08/08/2022

Following a recent audit, Caledonia Competence has continued to maintain ISO 9001:2015 accreditation from awarding body QMS International.

Caledonia Competence has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 by QMS

22/03/2022

Our Managing Director, Gavin Smith, recently conducted a number of virtual Assessor Training sessions for one of our clients. The training was delivered over Zoom and saw marine crew delegates attend from countries such as Brazil, Poland, the USA and the UK. Some of the delegates also joined the sessions from their vessels in the North Sea. Here is some of the feedback we received:...

ROV Supervisor feedback on Proof of Competence (PoC) Scheme

15/02/2022

The Caledonia Competence Proof of Competence (PoC) Scheme is a supported and robust Assessment, Verification and Certification Service for individuals who don’t have access to a company scheme.

Since its launch the scheme has been consistently growing momentum and we are delighted to share more feedback from a couple of Candidates who successfully completed last year. Along with others, they progressed through the 3 stages of the PoC process, which are Enrolment and Self-Assessment, Evidence gathering, then Assessment by our Technical Assessor against the relevant IMCA ROV table criteria....

ROV Supervisor feedback on Proof of Competence (PoC) Scheme

14/12/2021

Aberdeen based Training and Competence Specialists announce new collaboration. inABZ Limited and Caledonia Competence have announced a collaboration agreement which will offer Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) companies and individual freelance personnel access to a comprehensive suite of technical training and competence programmes. The agreement follows the successful award and delivery of a training and competence assessment programme for a major subsea contractor’s ROV personnel which is ongoing....

Caledonia Competence & inABZ announce collaboration to offer companies and individual freelance ROV personnel access to a comprehensive suite of technical training and competence programmes.

06/10/2021

The 1st September marked our 6th anniversary but we have been so busy that we almost forgot to celebrate!
Better late than never..... Happy Birthday to Us! 🥳

Once again we would like to thank all our clients and suppliers who have continued to support us since 2015, we couldn't do it without you!

Caledonia Competence celebrated it's sixth anniversary on the 1st September 2021.