GP Strategies Awarded Training Contract With Major Power Generation Company in South Africa

COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) has been awarded a two-year contract to provide training services at Eskom's Medupi Power Station, a coal-fired power plant currently under construction.

This contract expands GP Strategies' current training program at Medupi to include the development of a comprehensive new operator training program and an Eskom instructor training program; both can be leveraged throughout the life of the plant to support continuous learning. Under this new contract, GP Strategies will develop and deliver critical operations training and qualification programs to plant staff.

"We are once again pleased with the vote of confidence Eskom has shown in GP Strategies with this new contract award to support additional operator training of the Medupi operators," stated William Green, Vice President, Energy Services at GP Strategies. "Our collective efforts will help to ensure that the operators of the last four units will be fully prepared to operate the plant in a safe, efficient and environmentally responsible manner," added Green.

GP Strategies' Energy Services Group
GP Strategies' Energy Services Group provides engineering services, performance and condition monitoring products and training services to the energy market sector. Their EtaPRO™ Performance and Condition Monitoring System and GPiLEARN™ Training Portal help power plants worldwide meet their goals for improving reliability, capacity and efficiency.

GP Strategies is a global performance improvement solutions provider of training, eLearning solutions, management consulting and engineering services. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, manufacturing, process and energy industries, and other commercial and government customers. Additional information may be found at www.gpstrategies.com.

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