Power Engineering Class 5 20L

Students will learn about cover boilers, boiler fittings and controls, boiler operations and maintenance, fuels and combustion, piping and valves, thermal and heating systems, human comfort and basic math.

Power Engineering Class 5 20L is only offered in Semester 1. Power Engineering Class 5 30L must be taken in Semester 2 in the same school year. Both courses are required for Power Engineering 5th Class certification.

**Note - Registration for Power Engineering Class 5 20L closes October 31.

Prerequisite

None

Delivered

Online Asynchronous

Credits

Elective 30

What Will I Learn?

The curriculum for the courses has been adopted from the Standardization of Power Engineering Examinations Committee (SOPEEC) for a 5th Class Power Engineer. The courses involves:

  • 50 to 75 hours of online theory

  • 50 hours spent on a work-study obtaining the steam time requirements for the course and for the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan's (TSASK) 5th Class Power Engineering Certification.  

Upon completion of the course, students will have the opportunity to write their Class 5 Power Engineering exam. If students are successful on this exam, they will receive a Class 5 Power Engineering industry recognized certificate.

Units of Study

Boiler details

Boiler fittings and controls

Boiler operation and maintenance

Fuels and combustion

Piping and valves

Thermoil systems

Heating systems and human comfort

Basic math

Exams

No Proctored Exams

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Course Materials

You Will Need

Supplied by Sask DLC

Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre provides Kindergarten to Grade 12 courses to Saskatchewan students who choose to study online. We empower students and families to choose the learning environment that works best for them, while supporting their graduation plan.

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