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Power Engineering Overview

The Fifth Class Power Engineering program involves two courses – Introduction to Power Engineering 20L and

30L.

• Semester 1: Sept 1 – Jan 15: Power Engineering 20L

o 80 hours of theory and 50 hours of steam time

• Semester 2: Feb 1 – June 15: Power Engineering 30L

o 80 hours of theory and 50 hours of steam time

Taking the courses will provide students insight into the Power Engineering profession along with other trades

such as Millwrights, Welders, Chemical Technologists, Instrument Technicians and possibly other trades.

Course Outline:

Power Engineering 20L

Unit 1 – Boiler Details

Unit 2 – Boiler Fittings and Controls

Unit 3 – Boiler Operation, Maintenance

Unit 4 – Fuels and Combustion

Unit 5 – Piping and Valves

Unit 6 – Thermoil Systems

Unit 7 – Heating Systems and Human Comfort

Unit 8 – Basic Math

Power Engineering 30L

Unit 1 – Plumbing & Auxiliaries

Unit 2 – Lighting

Unit 3 – Refrigeration

Unit 4 – Refrigeration & AC System Controls

Unit 5 – Pumps & Air Compressors

Unit 6 – Distributed Generation

Unit 7 – Provincial Acts, Regulations & Adopted Codes

Unit 8 – Applied Science

Unit 9 – Safety

Unit 10 – Electricity

Unit 11 – Welding

Unit 12 – Water Treatment

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After successfully completing both the 20L and 30L classes students will have 2 elective credits and the

opportunity to write the Fifth Class Power Engineering certification with TSask. If students decide to continue

their education in Power Engineering they may have the opportunity to apply their steam time towards the

next certification level.

Each of the courses involves reading the textbooks and summarizing the content into notes. The textbook

information is supplemented with short videos to help illustrate the concepts. Each chapter has a self-

assessment quiz as a self-check for theoretical understanding. Each unit is comprised of several chapters and

has a unit test. There is a final review for each course along with a final exam. All quizzes and exams are

comprised of multiple choice, true & false and matching questions which are completed on the computer.

Steam time involves hands on learning. In the PE 20 and PE 30 course this involves 3-4 sessions at a plant.

Then there are 3-4 sessions at the mobile lab, which are also 8 hours each. We try to schedule the times at

the plant and mobile lab on days which minimize the impact on missing classes. We try to find times during

weekends, holidays and days which classes are not taking place.

Students must have a driver’s license and be able to drive themselves to and from the work study. Students

must also have CSA approved safety boots (Green Triangle on boots).

Plant Involvement

Passports

We have developed a student Passport wihich outlines the tasks students perform at a plant. The tasks fall

under the 5th Class Power Engineering curriculum and are tailored to the individual plant. As students

complete the tasks in the Passport, they are checked off. This record of work completed is a requirement of

the class and also for certification with TSask.

The focused tasks has been approved by TSask reducing the number of hours of steam time allowing the

students to meet the requiremnts in 100 hours.

Sessions

Typically there are three 8 hour sessions which the students attend at the plant.

Session #1 for the 20 and 30 programs is a ‘Trades Day’ where students get the opportunity to meet and see

what different trades people do at the plant. This is an opportunity for students to do something hands on

such as repack a valve, thread a pipe, weld a cupon, test a water sample, test a solenoid or calibrate a pressure

guage. The more hands on the better experience for the students.

Session #2 and #3 students perfrom the tasks in the passport with a shift operator or a Power Engineer who is

working with this program.

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