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Mandatory requirements
PWEN 003 - Fifth Class Power Engineering is the mandatory requirement for this course. If you have completed this requirement at a school other than SAIT, email your proof of completion documents to Continuing Education Advising at least one week before the course begins.
You must also take online Safety Orientation course (SAFE 160) prior to starting the course and provide printed proof of completion on the first day of the lab.
Overview
This lab is for students who have completed a Fifth Class Power Engineering theory course but do not have six months of work experience necessary to write the Alberta Boilers Safety Association (ABSA) Fifth Class exam.
To write a Fifth Class Power Engineering Certificate of Competency exam, you must have successfully completed a theory course in boiler and heating plant operation and a Fifth Class Power Engineering Lab at a post-secondary school recognized by ABSA or have six months of work experience in a power plant or operating a heating plant boiler.
For more information on power engineering competencies, visit www.absa.ca or www.sopeec.org.
Perfect attendance is required to qualify to write the competency tests. It is a requirement of the Alberta Boiler Safety Association (ABSA) that perfect attendance attendance is compulsory.
To be eligible to complete this course you must:
- complete PWEN 003 - Fifth Class Power Engineering is the mandatory requirement for this course.
- If you have completed this requirement at a school other than SAIT, email your proof of completion documents to Continuing Education Advising at least one week before the course begins.
- complere Safety Orientation course (SAFE 160) online prior to starting the course. You must provide printed proof of completion on the first day of the lab.
To be successful in this program, we recommended that you have a minimum of Grade 10 Math, Science and English.
Upcoming dates
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Registration for this course closes two days prior to the start date.
After you've completed this course
Upon successful completion of this non-credit course, you can self-print your unofficial completion document from your Continuing Education student account.
Costs
Textbook and supplies
All required course materials are included in your tuition fees.
Additional supplies
You are required to wear steel-toe shoes/boots, long sleeves shirts (hoodies or winter/heavy jackets are not acceptable) and long pants.
Note: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as hard hats, safety glasses, ear muffs are provided.
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.
Applicable certificates
This course applies to the following certificate programs:
- Certification type
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Certificate of Achievement
Train your team
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.