Power Engineering Class 5 20L
You 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: Students registering for this course must be 16 years of age or older.
Semester 1 registration for this course is now closed.
What Will I Learn?
SaskDLC’s Class 5 Power Engineering Program Overview
This program involves students completing two 100-hour online courses - Power Engineering 20L and Power Engineering 30L. For students 21 years of age or younger, courses are free. For students who are 22 years of age or older, each course will cost $500. There are only 20 seats available for these courses and textbooks are not required to complete this course.
Both Power Engineering 20L (only available in semester 1) and 30L (only available in semester 2) consist of completing 50 hours of online theory and 50 hours of work study at both a SaskPower power plant and SaskPower’s mobile steam trailer – more details below. Students must have completed Power Engineering 20L before registering for Power Engineering 30L.
The work study portion of these courses have students attending one weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – 8 hours each day) at a SaskPower plant and one weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – 8 hours each day) at the SaskPower mobile steam trailer. Each day students will work with a SaskPower coordinator to complete a list of tasks outline on their student Passport. Students must have CSA steel-toed boots to attend the work study sessions. All other personal protective equipment (PPE) will be provided by SaskPower. Students are responsible to cover their own cost of travel, meals and accommodations.
After completing the program, students will receive a certificate of completion. Students will then need to book a time to write their provincial 5th Class Power Engineering Exam at the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (TSASK). TSASK is the provincial authority that certifies power engineers and the exam is approximately $110.
Click here to learn more about the 5th Class Power Engineering Program.
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
Mobile Lab
Course Materials
You Will Need
Reliable internet connection and device to submit course work, including speakers or headphones.
Students are responsible for any necessary workplace attire/materials (i.e. steel-toed work boots, coveralls, etc.)
Travel to and from work-study sessions
Supplied by Sask DLC
Online course material and course timetable
All textbooks required for completion of this course.
Coordinate work-study sessions
