OPITO IMIST Further (IMIST-F) Training Course

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

• What is IMIST-F?

  This Product is to refresh the fundamental safety elements of the oil & gas industry to experienced personnel, giving an update of the potential hazards and controls that might be encountered by personnel. Each unit has been designed to focus the learners’ attention on their personal responsibility for safety thus influencing their behaviour and attitude towards their co-workers, the oil and gas operations and the environment.

  International Minimum Industry Safety Training Further Standard (IMIST-F) was introduced to the global market by OPITO in October 2024. This course is a refresher course for the IMIST, which is completed by new entrant-learners in a training centre. The need for a training centre comes from some of the learning outcomes which must be demonstrated by the learner and assessed by a qualified assessor. Mintra’s IMIST (now IMIST-F) does not support demonstrations from learners as it is purely eLearning and assessment.

  The OPITO IMIST-F certificate achieved is valid for 4 years from the date of issue. To refresh again in 4 years, the course may be undertaken up to three months in advance of the expiry date. If a learner’s OPITO IMIST-F certificate expires, this may result in them being unable to travel offshore or work within the oil and gas sector until another IMIST/IMIST-F is completed.

  Please note – a worker’s OPITO IMIST/IMIST-F requirement rests with the Duty Holder.

• Where can I purchase Mintra's IMIST-F course?

  Licenses can be purchased via www.mintra.com, www.trainingportal.com, or a Mintra Key Account Manager (info@mintra.com). Administrators can manage licenses and user profiles on Trainingportal.

• What has changed?

  www.imist-online.com is to be decommissioned. All future completions of IMIST-F through Mintra shall be completed through our comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS) and Competence Management System (CMS) called Trainingportal.

  There is no longer a need for invigilators on IMIST or IMIST-F, therefore Trainingportal does not support invigilator requirements.

  Licenses can be purchased through www.mintra.com, www.trainingportal.com or through a Mintra Key Account Manager – enquiries to info@mintra.com. Licenses can be assigned or purchased directly for individuals or managed through your company Trainingportal by an administrator. Administrators have access to assign licenses to learners and can assist with user profile queries.

  When accessing the course for the first time, the learner is required to go through an identification process. This uses a digital identification verification (IDV) system which needs the original ID document and the learner’s face scanned as prompted using a webcam (using a mobile phone is normally the most efficient and best quality). Any issues when navigating IDV can normally be resolved by our team at support@mintra.com or through Live Chat during opening hours (8am to 10pm UK times 7 days per week). Almost all international, government-recognised ID forms are supported by this system, and our team can resolve issues promptly when contacted.

  Once a learner is through the IDV stage, module 1 of the course is unlocked. Under the previous revision of IMIST maintained by Mintra, one large pre-course assessment was undertaken covering all learning outcomes (LO) for all nine modules. The pre-course assessment is now broken down into each module. If all questions are answered correctly first time, that module is marked as complete and the learner may move onto the next until all nine modules are complete. At any stage, if a question is not answered correctly, the learner is shown the corresponding module content to aid their understanding before an alternative question is asked relating to the same LO. The cycle is repeated using alternate questions and at any time the learner may reach out to support@mintra.com or use the Live Chat for help – though answers shall not be given!

  On successful completion of all nine modules, Mintra’s Trainingportal automatically sends the completion to OPITO along with some key personal information to a) update the learner Vantage record and b) issue Trainingportal with the official OPITO IMIST-F completion certificate.

  Please note; it can take a few minutes for the OPITO certificate to return from OPITO’s system – Trainingportal maintains a hold message during this wait. If there are any issues with the certificate or long delays waiting (anything over 2 hours) please contact support@mintra.com. In certain circumstances, we may need to contact OPITO on your behalf which may result in further delay as their operational hours are 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday (UK times).

• What do we need to do if we have previously used IMIST-online.com?

  Your Mintra Key Account Manager will be reaching out to your administrator(s) to discuss the transition. Mintra will do all the heavy lifting to transfer your current company details, administrator accounts and live licenses from IMIST-online to Trainingportal and provide the support needed to get to know Trainingportal.

  New licenses for IMIST-F are to be requested by contacting your Key Account Manager and will be issued into Trainingportal. Licenses issued to individual learners will result in a login email being sent to the email address provided. If you assign all licenses to the administrator, they will need to forward on to the learner to sign in and complete IDV and the course.

• What do we need to do if we have never used IMIST-online.com?

  For you, nothing changes. The ways to contact Mintra remain the same - Licenses can be purchased through www.mintra.com, www.trainingportal.com or through a Mintra Key Account Manager – enquiries to info@mintra.com. Individual or bulk-purchased licenses can be provided by the above Mintra contacts.
  

• How do I complete the OPITO IMIST initial course?

  This course is not provided by Mintra. A global list of OPITO Approved Training Centres for this course and others can be found on the OPITO website Find a Training Centre | Global Training Centres - OPITO.

  IMIST Online - About – FAQ from IMIST-online.com for other previous information

• Who will be migrated to Trainingportal?

  Any customer who has had active licenses within the last 2 years.

• Which licenses will be migrated to Trainingportal?
  • Any unassigned licenses which are currently still valid
  • Any licenses associated with incomplete bookings which are still valid
• Which administrators will be migrated to Trainingportal?
  • Customer Key Contacts and Customer Administrators will be created on Trainingportal as Administrators
  • Invigilators will not be created as there is no longer an invigilation process
• What will happen on the day of migration to Trainingportal?
  • IMIST-Online will enter an archive mode that can only be used to access previous certificates
  • A snapshot of licenses will be taken and added to your Trainingportal account
  • Welcome emails will be sent to any migrated administrator accounts once these are ready to use
• Will previous IMIST or IMIST-F course completions or enrolments be migrated to Trainingportal?
  • No previous completions will be migrated to Trainingportal
  • IMIST-Online will remain in place to retrieve certificates for older completions
  • Any incomplete enrolments will not be migrated. If the enrolments are connected to a valid license, this will be added to your balance on Trainingportal