FME Training – Live, Certified and Practical

Whether you’re new to FME or an experienced user our FME training courses have you covered.

FME Certified Trainers

All our trainers are certified with Safe Software and have been delivering training for 5+ years

Learning your way

We meet individual learning needs while ensuring that everybody receives the knowledge and capability they need to work with FME every day

Industry-wide experience

Our wealth of industry-wide experience means that you benefit from real-life data transformation challenges

Hands-on learning

Our training is designed for real-world application. We combine interactive exercises and practical examples to ensure you gain the skills to confidently use FME

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What people are saying about training with Locus

Thank you for another awesome training! We’re excited to put these skills to use at work for real applications that will save us lots of time and help our end users get the most out of the data we have.

Krystal Alferez

The amount of content we managed to cover was great. Even specific exercises I found slightly less relevant to my use-cases, I thought was really good to gain perspective and understanding of what can be done.

Rachael Nilsson

There was a lot of content covered in just two days. Super Impressive! All my expectations for this course were met, thank you Locus.

Yessenia Argote

The course was really useful and I got a lot out of it. Darren is a very passionate advocate of FME, and has an incredible depth of knowledge. For a beginner there was a lot to process but I would recommend this course and the instructor, and feel that it was very worthwhile.

Matt Harris

In addition to the course content Darren showed some side projects that are applicable to the problems our organisation has which really helped expand the knowledge of known issues.

Michael Herman

Thank you Darren! Your training has not only equipped me with valuable skills but also inspired me to approach my work with renewed enthusiasm. Thank you for being an outstanding trainer and an inspiration!

Ognijen Jolic

The pace was just right and all the modules covered are appropriate for my requirements. Getting shown other sample applications of the system was really useful.

Dionisio Battad

Darren was so passionate about the subject, he made the training engaging, exciting and a comfortable learning experience. Happy over all with the content of the curse. Would certainly recommend this training. 18 Star course – which is 13 more than 5 stars!

Christian Smith

Content was relevant to what we are trying to achieve. The best part of the course was having access to a FME professional who had real world experience of the product and its implementation beyond the organisation I work for. This exposed the art of the possible and provided knowledge that can be brought out further down the track.

Chris Atkins

This is an excellent course for getting started. Covers all the basics and even some of the FME Flow admin side.

Amy Tay

Darren’s enthusiasm, extensive knowledge and willingness to help at all times. Darren was entertaining and excellent at answering all questions!

Todd Merrett

The instructor was amazing! loved his real-life examples!

Nabin Paudel

The energy Darren brings to the training is so impressive as well as the clarity of the course instructions. The course was weighted really well, a great balance of lecture and tasks.

Gordon Hurst

Darren was an excellent instructor – probably the best instructor I have ever had in all of the training courses that I have attended. I have come away from the course with a lot of valuable insights and ideas for using FME in my work.

Lina Le

The course was tailored at basic level as advertised. The hands on exercises were awesome and kept the training interesting and moving along at a pace that was inclusive of everyone.The course has been thoroughly thought out and covered a lot in the time allowed.

Kelly Fenwick

I liked that I could ask questions that weren’t necessarily in the training material. I found everything valuable because I am very new to FME.

Hayley Dill

Darren’s skill and competence with FME Flow was impressive. Particularly the fact he was able to demonstrate capabilities using his own examples. Great course. This will really help our business get up to speed with FME Flow and create self service solutions for colleagues and clients alike.

Andrew Flaws

I loved having a hardcopy Training Manual that i could write my own notes on & the small size of the group was great. I particularly liked seeing examples of real life FME workspaces that resolve real life issues.

Chrissy Seabourne

I was very impressed by the demonstration of the capabilities of FME and would like to recognise the effort Darren has put into making this training a successful course – a massive thank you!

John Bayeh

There is so much opportunity and ability to apply course content to everyday work. The lecturer was great, highly recommended training course.

Dilsan Senewiratne

The spectrum of where FME can be applied is limitless. Darrens experience was a highlight and the way he showed passion and insight on how FME can be adapted to any situation involving data.

Ashwood Caesar

For me this training was about demystifying FME. I’ve seen others use it and knew what a powerful tool it was but I’ve never quite found the time to teach myself.I think the balance of what we studied was spot on. It seemed to cover a fair amount of the FME functionality and I could see how it was applicable to the work I carry out.

Liz Bowen

I have learned so many tips about FME Flow and FME Form. Darren our trainer is so experienced in FME and he is always happy to share his tips and tricks to us along with practical examples. He answered all the questions we had and also very helpful if any users got stuck.

Phuong Tran

There was a lot of information to go through and I think our trainer Kieran managed this well. The ability to use the online version of the manual and also getting the tips and tricks from the community was great. Highly recommended course.

Andrew Old

This course provided a terrific opportunity to learn more about the extensive tools of FME. Darren was an awesome trainer and the online (virtual) training layout (due to Covid restrictions) didn’t impact the quality of the course at all.

Chris Jones

The instructors knowledge and practical examples provided were excellent. Much better receiving formal instruction in a classroom environment rather than struggling with self-taught options online.

Helen Simpson

Darren was a fantastic instructor who always made sure to take the time to assist everyone with the exercises and material whenever help was needed. His friendly and personable nature also made it easy to speak up and ask questions whenever necessary.

Daniel Scicluna

Focused FME Training Sessions

Duration: 1/2 Day (4 hours)

Git and Governance

Build confidence in managing your FME projects

  • ✔ Understand version control basics and why Git matters for FME projects
  • ✔ Use GitHub to track, manage, and collaborate on FME workspaces
  • ✔ Learn how to structure repositories for FME workflows
  • ✔ Apply governance best practices to maintain quality and consistency
  • ✔ Discover simple ways to document, review, and audit changes
  • ✔ Explore integration opportunities between FME and GitHub

Next Virtual Course Date(s):

  • 8 October
  • 3 December
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APIs and JSON

Demystify APIs and unlock the power of JSON

  • ✔ Understand what APIs are and how they work in real-world FME scenarios
  • ✔ Use FME to connect to external data via REST APIs
  • ✔ Learn to authenticate API requests with keys and tokens
  • ✔ Parse and transform JSON data using key transformers like JSONFlattener
  • ✔ Build API-integrated workflows that fetch, filter, and update data
  • ✔ Gain confidence troubleshooting API responses and formatting JSON

Next Virtual Course Date(s):

  • 3 September – Full (waitlist only)
  • 13 November
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Data Virtualization

Streamline access to data without duplication

  • ✔ Understand what data virtualization means in the context of FME
  • ✔ Use FME to access and transform data without physically moving it
  • ✔ Explore live data connections, including databases, APIs, and cloud sources
  • ✔ Configure efficient, read-only pipelines
  • ✔ Learn when to virtualize versus when to extract and store
  • ✔ Build flexible FME workspaces that adapt to changing data sources

Next Virtual Course Date(s):

  • 20 November

Essential FME Training Courses

Duration: 2 Days

FME Form (Basic)

This course will help you build foundational skills.

  • ✔ Gain confidence connecting, transforming, and integrating data
  • ✔ Build efficient, high-performing workspaces
  • ✔ Connect to and manage diverse data sources
  • ✔ Use transformers to filter, join, and manipulate data
  • ✔ Create clean, modular, and well-documented workspaces
  • ✔ Debug and optimise for reliable, quality outputs
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FME Flow

Build foundational automation and orchestration skills.

  • ✔ Understand the FME Flow architecture and components
  • ✔ Publish, schedule, and automate FME Form workspaces
  • ✔ Configure Automations for event-driven workflows
  • ✔ Manage jobs, resources, and users in the FME Flow environment
  • ✔ Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and log activity
  • ✔ Secure and share services via FME Flow Apps and REST API
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FME Form (Advanced)

Take your FME skills to the next level.

  • ✔ Design scalable, reusable, and performance-optimised workspaces
  • ✔ Use advanced transformers and custom parameters effectively
  • ✔ Work with dynamic schemas and complex data structures
  • ✔ Apply advanced data validation and quality control techniques
  • ✔ Implement modular design with sub-workspaces and custom transformers
  • ✔ Troubleshoot, profile, and optimise workspace performance
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Intensive FME Training Courses

Duration: 1 Day

FME Integration Workshop

Fast-track proficiency with tailored content

  • ✔ Enhance team capability
  • ✔ Connect, transform and manage various data sources
  • ✔ Filter, join, clean and analyse data
  • ✔ Build data processing solutions
  • ✔ Create data workflows
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FME Hackathon

Real-time problem solving

  • ✔ BYO datasets and workspaces
  • ✔ Build data processing solutions
  • ✔ Create data workflows
  • ✔ Enhance team capability
  • ✔ Troubleshooting, best practice and expert tips

For me this training was about demystifying FME. I’ve seen others use it and knew what a powerful tool it was but I’ve never quite found the time to teach myself.I think the balance of what we studied was spot on. It seemed to cover a fair amount of the FME functionality and I could see how it was applicable to the work I carry out.

Liz Bowen / Waka Kotahi

I have learned so many tips about FME Flow and FME Form. Darren our trainer is so experienced in FME and he is always happy to share his tips and tricks to us along with practical examples. He answered all the questions we had and also very helpful if any users got stuck.

Phuong Tran / QV

There was a lot of information to go through and I think our trainer Kieran managed this well. The ability to use the online version of the manual and also getting the tips and tricks from the community was great. Highly recommended course.

Andrew Old / Ballance Agri-Nutrients

This course provided a terrific opportunity to learn more about the extensive tools of FME. Darren was an awesome trainer and the online (virtual) training layout (due to Covid restrictions) didn’t impact the quality of the course at all.

Chris Jones / Sunshine Coast Regional Council

The instructors knowledge and practical examples provided were excellent. Much better receiving formal instruction in a classroom environment rather than struggling with self-taught options online.

Helen Simpson / Napier City Council

Darren was a fantastic instructor who always made sure to take the time to assist everyone with the exercises and material whenever help was needed. His friendly and personable nature also made it easy to speak up and ask questions whenever necessary.

Daniel Scicluna / Hume City Council

Why Train with Locus

FME Certified Trainers

All our trainers are certified with Safe Software and have been delivering training for 5+ years – that’s confidence you can trust

Learning your way

We meet individual learning needs while ensuring that everybody receives the knowledge and capability they need to work with FME every day

Industry-wide experience

Our wealth of industry-wide experience means that you benefit from real-life data transformation challenges from across New Zealand and Australia

Hands-on learning

Our training is designed for real-world application. We combine interactive exercises and practical examples to ensure you gain the skills to confidently use FME

Meet our Safe Software FME Certified Trainers

What do they have in common? They’re passionate about FME. With experience across the FME Platform, our FME Certified Trainers are subject-knowledge experts in the basic and advanced functional capabilities of FME Form and FME Flow. With a little help from us, we guarantee you’ll get up to speed with FME, quicker than ever.

Darren Fergus

Darren loves to train! If he’s not delivering an enthusiast FME training course, or on-site with a customer, you’ll probably find him in the gym or behind the wheel of a supercar, the passion that probably runs a 1st-equal with data integration!

Certifications

  • FME Certified Professional
  • FME Flow Certified Professional
  • FME Certified Trainer

Hamish Kingsbury

There’s nothing quite like watching someone’s face light up as they grasp a new concept. Hamish loves seeing that excitement in both new and seasoned FME users and his extensive FME knowledge has helped so many achieve their learning goals.

Certifications

  • FME Certified Professional
  • FME Flow Certified Professional
  • FME Certified Trainer

Gavin Jeter

With well over a decade of experience in geospatial data integration, Gavin’s enthusiasm for training and sharing his extensive knowledge of FME shows no bounds. A Certified FME Trainer, he brings practical insights, and a passion for helping others get the most out of the platform.

Certifications

  • FME Certified Professional
  • FME Flow Certified Professional
  • FME Certified Trainer

Pip Norris

A GIS professional with experience in application development utilising FME and ArcGIS tools, Pip is a passionate advocate for the delivery of process automation through operation efficiency – with the help of GIS and FME toolkits.

Certifications

  • FME Certified Professional
  • FME Flow Certified Professional

PROFESSIONAL

An FME Certified Professional demonstrates an understanding and expertise of the FME platform with a focus on FME Form

FME Certified Trainers are proficient teachers of FME who are capable of providing users with excellent training.You must be an employee of an official Safe Software Partner and a current FME Certified Professional in order to apply for this certification.

FLOW

An FME Flow Certified Professional demonstrates an advanced level of expertise with FME Flow. You must be an FME Certified Professional in order to apply for this certification.

An FME Flow Certified Professional demonstrates an advanced level of expertise with FME Flow. You must be an FME Certified Professional in order to apply for this certification.

TRAINER

FME Certified Trainers are proficient teachers of FME who are capable of providing users with excellent training. You must be an employee of an official Safe Software Partner and a current FME Certified Professional in order to apply for this certification.

An FME Certified Processional demonstrates an understanding and expertise of the FME platform. With a focus o FME Form