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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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