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Overview
Build on your fourth-class power engineering foundation and expand your knowledge of:
- high and low-pressure boiler operations
- water treatment systems
- pump operations
- controls and instrumentation
- air conditioning and refrigeration
- checking and maintaining equipment
- monitoring plant operations and safety
After successfully completing your fourth class, you may register for third class.
Program outline
To successfully complete this certificate, you are required to complete a total of four courses.
Required courses & electives
How to apply for this certificate
Once you have registered for any course offered in this certificate, you will be automatically eligible to complete the certificate. You will have up to three years to complete this program. You may track your progression by signing in to your Continuing Education student account.
Certifications and professional designations
Upon successful completion of all the required courses in this certificate program, you’ll receive an electronically issued SAIT Certificate of Achievement and transcript.
You’ll be able to self-print a proof of completion document from your Continuing Education student account. Please note parchments are not issued for individual courses.
There are various training and experience combinations that can meet the requirements for the Alberta Boilers Safety Association Certificate of Competency.
If you've completed the courses listed above and work in certain roles at specific power plants (as outlined by ABSA), you could earn six months of credit toward the 12-month operating experience requirement.
Cost
This program consists of four mandatory courses with varying fees. Fees include access to all course-related materials and resources found in Brightspace (D2L).
Please review the individual course pages for this certificate to determine costs and to learn more about additional learning materials including textbooks.
Financial support
Financial opportunities are available to help pay for your course fees. Learn more about how to reduce your education or training costs with available awards, bursaries, loans and grants including the Canada Alberta Job Grant.
Careers and opportunities
By completing this certificate, you'll be ready to step into roles as an individual responsible for the maintenance and monitoring of a third-class plant.
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