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Program description
Our one-year, three term Power Engineering Techniques - 4th Class certificate program is designed to train you in the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of industrial boilers, refrigeration systems, prime movers, and auxiliary equipment for heating, cooling, and power applications.
4th Class power engineers may operate and maintain the machinery and equipment that provides power, heat, refrigeration, and other industrial services. This may include boilers, steam and gas turbines, generators, gas and diesel engines, pumps, condensers, compressors, pressure vessels in large facilities, buildings, industrial power and process plants, and thermal electric generating stations.
Subjects of instruction will follow the Standardized Power Engineers Examination Committee (SOPEEC) syllabus and help prepare the student to challenge the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) examinations required for 4th class certification as a power engineer.
Program details
Program device & software requirements
This program requires you to have a device that meets certain specifications. For most students, this cost is in addition to the tuition & fees listed above.
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Student Financial Services awarded more than 400 awards, scholarships and bursaries last year.