SITE x SAUDI WATER ACADEMY - READINESS & RESPONSE
Safety and Fire Training Centre: Jubail -Saudi Arabia
2026 – newly established (In partnership with Saudi Water Academy)
Clients
Saudi Arabia: Oil & gas, chemical, manufacturing, aviation and civil defense sectors
The Results
“The EMTC gives Saudi Arabia something it hasn’t had before. An in-Kingdom facility built to the same standard as the best emergency response centres anywhere in the world. It means Saudi nationals can train, get internationally accredited, and go straight into the industrial and utilities workforce without leaving the Kingdom. That’s exactly what Vision 2030 is asking us to deliver”
The region’s newest purpose-built industrial emergency response training facility
Delivering internationally accredited firefighting and emergency management capability from within the Saudi Water Academy campus in Jubail.
Site Group Global partners with the Saudi Water Academy to establish the Emergency Management Training Centre (EMTC). A purpose-built fire ground with live-burn infrastructure, adjoined to a classroom, assessment and command-simulation complex. The centre supports Saudi Arabia’s expanding industrial, utilities, energy and civil defence sectors with hands-on, internationally accredited training delivered in-Kingdom.
The Challenge
Saudi Arabia’s industrial, utilities and energy sectors are scaling quickly under Vision 2030, but in-Kingdom access to internationally accredited, hands-on emergency response training has not kept pace. Operators have relied on offshore training providers, adding cost, lead time and workforce downtime – while the Kingdom’s civil defence and industrial safety agenda called for a domestic, standards-aligned training pathway capable of producing a professionally qualified, nationally deployed emergency response workforce.
80
Combined EM/ER experience (SGG management team)
1,000,000+
Candidates trained in EM/ER by Site Group Global team
400
Accredited and customised EM/ER programs available
Our Solution
Purpose-Built Fire Ground & Live-Burn Infrastructure – A dedicated fire ground with live-burn rigs and water infrastructure, purpose-built for realistic, repeatable industrial firefighting scenarios – supporting training from foundation through advanced incident command.
Internationally Accredited Program Framework – NFPA 1081-compliant industrial firefighting curriculum, delivered under NFPA, JOIFF and IPSQA accreditation, with OPITO, NEBOSH and IOSH-aligned general HSE programs – giving graduates internationally recognised, portable qualifications
Integrated Classroom, Assessment & Command-Simulation Complex – Adjoining administration building houses a full-scale auditorium, breakout and assessment rooms, and an AV-equipped command-simulation room – covering the classroom, assessment and crisis-command training that live-burn exercises alone can’t deliver.
Vision 2030-Aligned Workforce Development – Training designed to build in-Kingdom emergency management capability, reduce reliance on offshore training, and develop a professionally qualified, nationally deployed emergency response workforce across the utilities, energy and industrial sectors.
Training Programs
Core Programs – Industrial Firefighting: NFPA 1081 (all levels), Incident Command & Crisis Management, MOME (Management of Major Emergencies), Emergency Response Planning (ERP), Process Safety Management (PSM).
Specialist Programs – HAZMAT Operations (awareness through technician), Confined Space Entry & Rescue, LNG Emergency Response, Oil Spill Response, Mine Rescue (surface and underground), Aviation Fire and Rescue.
Operational Leadership – Company Emergency Officer (CEO) Program, Emergency Standby Teams – crew training & assessment, Advanced Incident Command, Crisis Communication & Media Management.
General HSE Programs – NEBOSH International General Certificate, IOSH Managing Safely, IOSH Working Safely, Permit to Work (Issuer/Supervisor), Behavioural Based Safety (BBS), Fire Warden & Emergency Response, OPITO Basic H2S
Partner International Accreditation Bodies
