History
SET, Ready & Go Limited (SRG) was founded by Alfred Phillips in 2001 as a privately held consulting firm that specialized in the delivery of Safety, Engineering and Technical services. SRG’s formal registration as a business in 2002 was the first of many milestones surpassed by Mr. Phillips.
With no venture capital from public or financial institutions and nothing but his unshakeable faith in Jesus Christ, Mr. Phillips carefully conceptualized and managed a series of ambitious projects that helped him to realize his lifelong dream of starting his own business.
Since entering the market for SHEQ management services, SRG has taken a number of pioneering steps in this field. At the time, customers’ options for SHEQ management solutions were limited to generic training programmes which were developed outside of the region for non- Caribbean users and conditions. However, the need for training programmes that addressed the Caribbean’s unique SHEQ management issues was readily apparent. Prompted by the need for training programmes that addressed the Caribbean’s unique SHEQ management issues, SRG developed a number of short courses that confronted the untreated SHEQ management issues that plagued the industry. These programmes were the first of their kind in Trinidad and Tobago and include; H.S.E Leadership for Managers and Practical Risk Assessment.
SRG then sought to offer transnational training programmes in SHEQ management by establishing a strategic alliance with Mine Safety & Health, the leading provider of tertiary level training programmes in SHEQ management in the United States. SRG’s excitement about this prospect about was short-lived when in 2005 the highly acclaimed institution advised that it was not ready to expand its operations beyond the borders of the United States.
Un- phased by this untimely information, SRG began to work on our most challenging undertaking yet, the expansion of its portfolio of services to include locally developed training programmes in SHEQ management. With just 7 full time employees, SRG commenced the development of its tertiary level training programmes which include Certificate courses in Safety, as well as a Diploma in Safety & Health.
The main objective was to design programmes that would combine international best practices with an industry relevant curriculum that would address the unique safety and health issues of the region. SRG also hoped to empower students with the sound theoretical knowledge and hands-on industrial exposure that is required to move seamlessly from the classroom to the plant site and to function professionally at all stages of industry.
On November 20, 2007 SRG was granted centre approval by the National Training Agency (NTA) and was registered with the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT) on January 17th 2008. These accomplishments brought SRG two steps closer to the launch of its ground-breaking training programmes.
In January 2009 SRG launched its Safety Monitor and Trainee Certificates. Later that year, SRG launched its Diploma in Safety and received approval from the ACTT for this programme making it the first facility in Trinidad and Tobago to receive approval from the ACTT for a locally developed tertiary level training programme in SHEQ management.
Today SRG remains a leading Safety Engineering and Technical training provider. As each new chapter in our development begins, we remain committed to the development of cutting edge breakthroughs in SHEQ management and the vision and values that were conceptualized at our inception.