MARCH GEAR TRAINING COURSES AT THE BGA

We have a bumper packed month of essential Gear Training Courses in March at the British Gear Association.

You can register via our brand new Cademy training portal here: https://www.bga.org.uk/training.

If you have not logged into the portal or are unsure how to use it please click here for instructions: https://www.bga.org.uk/_files/ugd/9bffba_389cf763dd1143f1a3fb5e56759f9002.pdf

Online Training is completely free of charge to BGA Members and In Person Training is listed at a discounted rate for BGA Members.

If you would like to sign up for any training direct or are having any problems with registering, please just email Kirsty and Lynne in the BGA Office admin@bga.org.uk.

MARCH COURSES AT THE BGA

GEAR FOUNDATION 2 – LIVE ONLINE

Date: 3rd, 4th & 5th March 2026

Time: 10:00 - 12:30

Platform: TEAMS

Tutor: Graham Penning

Fee: BGA Member Free / Non Member £350

Please note this course is over 3 sessions. You will need to attend all sessions to complete the training.

This introductory course is suitable and appropriate for anyone who has completed Gear Foundation Part 1. We have found this introduction to Gears to be beneficial not just to staff directly working with gears but also those such as HR and Sales departments to ensure every member of your organisation a broad understanding of Gears and gearing.

Click here for full course details: https://the-british-gear-association-bga.cademy.io/virtual-gear-foundation-2

GEAR MEASUREMENT – LIVE ONLINE WITH VIDEO MATERIAL

Date: 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th & 18th March 2026

Time: 9:30 – 12:30

Platform: TEAMS 

Tutor: Navid Pourmohammadi - Design Unit

Fee: BGA Member Free / Non Member £350

Please note this course is over 5 sessions. You will need to attend all sessions to complete the training.

These sessions will include a short introduction on Teams before you access some video presentations individually and try some easy quizzes to test your knowledge. We then get back together on Teams later in the morning to run through the quiz answers and discuss any questions you have and summarise what we have covered. PDFs of the PowerPoint presentations and supporting training information will be sent prior to the event. Also, you will have access to the video sessions for 7 days to run over things again if needed. 

Click here for full course details: https://the-british-gear-association-bga.cademy.io/gear-measurement-aee959a4

GEAR NOISE TRANSMISSION ERROR – IN PERSON AT HEXAGON NOTTINGHAM

Date: 12th March 2026

Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Location: Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

Tutor: Dr Michael Platten

Fee: Non Member £450/ BGA Member £250

This seminar is aimed at both gear users and gear manufacturers. Dr Michael Platten will examine the basic causes of gear noise and the path from initial gear design and manufacturing errors to the final noise generation.

Click here for full course details: https://the-british-gear-association-bga.cademy.io/gear-noise-and-transmission-error