About Us

Mintra services over 4,000 companies operating under strict legislation and in some of the most challenging environments in the world. These organisations provide crucial energy and transportation services in the supply chain and their employees are classed as key workers. There is a growing demand in these sectors for innovative and remote solutions to enable businesses to continue to operate, and demonstrate corporate and workforce compliance while maximising operational efficiency – and that is where Mintra comes in. Over land and sea, we have helped more than 2.7 million workers stay safe, develop new skills and verify their competence.

The Mintra team comprises more than 180 designers, developers, industry consultants, and supporting functions. Mintra’s global headquarters are in Bergen, and we have registered offices in Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Gothenburg, Limassol, Oslo and Stavanger. At Mintra, our vision is to be the global leader in digital learning and HCM (Human Capital Management) solutions for safety-critical industries.

Our values are our mission statement and are central to achieving this goal. They define who we are, what we do, and how we do it - the Mintra way.

OUR STORY

Mintra AS founded / Oslo, Norway

Mintra (Multimedia INteractive TRAining) was founded in Oslo, Norway in 1997 by Research Engineer Ivar Viktil. Ivar recruited technology students, Svein Berg and Bjørn Rustberggard, to develop interactive safety training for the energy and maritime industries, with STATOIL (now Equinor) being their first client.

OCS Aquisition / Bergen, Norway

8th of February 2016, Mintra acquired OCS HR AS (OCS) based in Bergen, Norway. OCS (Onsoft Computer Systems) was founded by Odfjell Drilling in 1983 and their OCS product suite provided HR, crew scheduling and payroll software for the maritime and oil & gas industries. "We're excited about combining these two companies, and the strong value proposition that we will be able to offer our customers. Mintra and OCS have many logical touching points and already have a strong cooperation, which we will continue to build on in order to offer our customers the most cost-efficient HR and training solutions," said Mintra CEO Scott Kerr.

Atlas Knowledge Acquisition / Aberdeen, UK

9th of November 2018, Mintra acquires the Aberdeen-headquartered learning technology services firm Atlas Knowledge. Founded in 1995, Atlas Knowledge Ltd (formerly Atlas Interactive Ltd) delivered digital learning solutions to safety-critical industries, such as the award-winning OPITO MIST (Minimum Industry Safety Training) and International MIST (IMIST) eLearning course. Scott Kerr, CEO of Mintra said: “Uniting Mintra and Atlas creates unrivalled expertise to benefit the training and competency needs of our customers. We are continuously looking ahead to improve the learner experience and the acquisition follows substantial investment in the last year in expanding our maritime and international course libraries."

Safebridge Acquisition / Limassol, Cyprus

18th of February 2021, Mintra acquires the German maritime digital learning and crew competence management specialist, Safebridge. Safebridge GmbH was founded in Hamburg, Germany in 2009 and with offices in Limassol Cyprus, its product suite included their SafeLearn - LMS with 15 ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems) eLearning courses, SafeMetrix - psychometric and technical assessments and myCert - system for digital certificates. Scott Kerr, CEO of Mintra, commented: "Safebridge has a strong reputation in the market, with an excellent team and products, and a loyal customer base. In welcoming Safebridge to the Mintra family, we increase our capabilities in maritime and create an opportunity to share this specialist knowledge and expertise with our wider customer base." Learn more

Seably Acquisition / Gothenburg, Sweden

4th of July 2023, Mintra acquires the Swedish company Seably. Founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2017, Seably AB provided a community-driven digital learning marketplace for maritime professionals. Seably offered a wide range of flag state-approved STCW courses, legislation-type training, introduction courses, reflective learning how-to courses, and customer-demanded training. The acquisition highlighted Mintra's accelerated growth in the global maritime sector and the next step in the strategic goal of rapid market share increase. “This is a significant milestone for our business, one of many to follow, and a testament to the rapidly growing business which we are building,” noted Kevin Short, CEO of Mintra. Learn more

Trainingportal

Mintra’s learning and competence management system, Trainingportal, delivers our portfolio of over 2,600 courses to more than 2 million workers worldwide. Trainingportal Offline ensures that training and competency activities can continue onboard vessels in areas of poor connectivity.

Over the last 20 years, Mintra has developed one of the largest and most comprehensive portfolios of energy sector compliance-based courses. Every 30 seconds a course is completed with Mintra. Learn more

OCS HR

Mintra’s OCS HR system has been helping to control and automate complex HR tasks in the maritime industry for over 30 years, allowing operations to run more smoothly, and enabling the HR department to serve more ships and employees. OCS HR allows one system administrator to manage up to 300 employees and perform operationally-critical tasks.

OCS HR supports the operation of over 1,800 vessels, from tugs to tankers, and research ships to drilling rigs. It is a system heavily used and relied upon daily by HR and crew managers across the global maritime industry. Learn more

Mintra AS

Registration: 943098557

Inger Bang Lunds vei 16, 5059 Bergen, Norway

Mintra Ltd

Registration: SC362194

Offshore House, Claymore Drive, Aberdeen, UK AB23 8GD

Safebridge Cyprus Ltd

Registration: HE 342864

359, 28th October Street, World Trade Centre, Floor 2, Office 217, 3107 Limassol, Cyprus

Safebridge GmbH

Registration: HRB 110140

Raboisen 38, 20095, Hamburg, Germany