Diploma in Power Engineering Technician
This Power Engineering Technician program from St. Clair College has been developed for those seeking employment as a power engineering technician who operates and troubleshoots the energy components in industrial power plants (chemical, food, pulp and paper etc.), electrical power plants (coal, gas, nuclear, wind, solar, methane, cogeneration, flex fuel etc.), or commercial buildings.
Duration
2 years
Starting Date
September, January
Tuition Fee
$CAD 15,859
Location
Windsor, Canada
About the program
The work may involve system monitoring and work with boilers, turbines, and condensers in steam power plants as well as internal combustion engines. Subjects of instruction will follow the Standardized Power Engineers Examination Committee (SOPEEC) syllabus and prepare the students to write the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) examinations for 4th and 3rd class certification after 2 years as an operator.
This Power Engineering Technician program from St. Clair College features co-operative training and use of a state-of-the-art power systems control room simulator.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program will find employment opportunities in power generation plants, hospitals, municipalities, schools, process refineries, steel mills, heating and cooling plants. Job titles include apprentice power dispatcher, auxiliary plant operator, building systems technician, control room operator – electrical power systems, distribution control operator – electrical power systems, electrical power systems operator, power dispatcher – generating station, power engineer, power plant operator power plant stationary engineer, stationary engineer and system controller – electrical power systems.
Courses Included
- Plant Communication and Maintenance
- Mathematics
- Industrial Legislation & Safety
- Chemistry, Thermodynamics & Environmental Pollution Control
- Materials and Welding
- Industrial Environmental Awareness