Professional Certificate of Competency in Fundamental E&I Engineering for Oil & Gas Facilities

The course is composed of 12 modules, covering critical skills and knowledge in the latest electrical and instrumentation technologies, as applied to the oil and gas industry. It will also teach you the key techniques in operating a facility to the highest level of safety and in protecting the environment.

Module 1: Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

• Power systems
• Power generation

Module 2: Fundamentals of Process Control Engineering

• Instrumentation, measurement
• Process measurement

Module 3: General Instrumentation Standards in Oil and Gas

• Engineering standards, PID, electrical schematics
• Calibration and errors

Module 4: Process Instrumentation

• Flow
• Pressure
• Temperature

Module 5: Process Control Basics

• Loop control
• Feedforward, feedback, cascading
• Control valves sizing, selection and maintenance (including pressure relief valves)

Module 6: Automated Control

• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• SCADA systems

Module 7: Remote Control

• Distributed control systems
• Industrial data communications (including Fieldbus and industrial Ethernet)

Module 8: Safety Instrumentation and Emergency Shutdown Systems for Oil and Gas

• IEC 61511 and IEC 61508
• Basic introduction to SIS
• LOPA, SIL

Module 9: Oil + Gas Control Systems – Wellhead

• Wellhead and flowline control – control systems
• Emergency wellhead blowout controls

Module 10: Oil + Gas Control Systems – Pipeline

• Compressor control (including surge control)
• Drilling control systems and instrumentation

Module 11: Oil + Gas Power Systems

• Power generation
• Cathodic protection

Module 12: Oil Gas Protection Systems

• Subsea instrumentation and control systems
• Pig launcher/receiver systems
• Critical flare knock out drum controls and instrumentation
• Flare flame front generator and ignition monitoring system

To obtain a certificate of completion for EIT’s Professional Certificate of Competency, students must achieve a 65% attendance rate at the live, online fortnightly webinars.  Detailed summaries/notes can be submitted in lieu of attendance.  In addition, students must obtain a mark of 60% in the set assignments which could take the form of written assignments and practical assignments. Students must also obtain a mark of 100% in quizzes.  If a student does not achieve the required score, they will be given an opportunity to resubmit the assignment to obtain the required score.

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John Piperides is a professional electrical engineer with over 25 years of experience in industrial maintenance, production, management, sales, and improvement.

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You are expected to spend approximately 5-8 hours per week learning the course content. This includes attending fortnightly webinars that run for about 90 minutes to facilitate class discussion and allow you to ask questions. This program has a 65% attendance requirement in the live webinars in order to graduate from the program.  If you are unable to attend the live webinars, you have the option of watching the recording of completed webinars and sending a summary of what you have learnt from the webinar to the Learning Support officer.  The summaries go towards your attendance requirement for the program.

This program is run online on an intensive part-time basis and has been designed to fit around full-time work. It will take three months to complete.

We understand that sometimes work commitments and personal circumstances can get in the way of your studies, so if at any point you feel that you are struggling with the pace of the course or finding a particular module challenging, you are encouraged to contact your designated Learning Support Officer for assistance.

Registrations are open for our upcoming intakes. Please ensure you book your place at least one week before the start date of the program.