Course description
This advanced diploma is delivered with a strong practical focus and covers a variety of skills such as electrical engineering and instrumentation and control engineering. Upon completion of this program, you will gain skills and knowledge in the latest and developing technologies in electrical and instrumentation (E&I) engineering for oil and gas facilities.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Student applications are considered on a case basis and the following minimum entry requirements are to be strictly adhered to:
- Applicants must have at least a Year 12 or Cert III trade qualification or equivalent in a related field; AND
- They must have at least 2 years’ work experience in a related field OR
- At least 4 years’ work experience in a related field – subject to acceptance of an application for Credit to Entry ** AND
- Satisfactory English language proficiency at an English pass level in a Senior Certificate of Education or equivalent; OR
- A specified level of achievement in a recognised English language test such as: IELTS (or equivalent) at a score of at least 5.5 (with no individual band score less than 5.0); or equivalent; OR
- Satisfactory completion of another course offered by EIT, or by another tertiary institution, in English.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Advanced Diploma
This qualification is officially accredited within the Australian Qualifications Framework by the Training Accreditation Council (TAC), and EIT is approved by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) for delivery by EIT in all Australian states. EIT delivers this program to students worldwide.
Benefits:
- Skills in the latest electrical and instrumentation technologies
- Practical guidance from experts in the field
- Global networking contacts in the industry
- A world class Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Engineering for Oil and Gas Facilities
Learning Outcomes
As engineering paraprofessionals, graduates will be able to:
- Evaluate contemporary issues in electrical and instrumentation in the oil and gas industry
- Differentiate and identify appropriate electrical distribution equipment and protection systems
- Assess and implement relevant earthing and safety regulations
- Develop appropriate procedures necessary to operate and maintain electrical equipment and process instrumentation
- Analyse process control systems
- Differentiate and justify appropriate process control equipment and protection systems related to valves, SCADA, instruments, shutdowns and flowlines
- Formulate engineering solutions to typical scenarios related to electrical and instrumentation systems in the industry.
- Manage complex projects on time and within budget
- Manage self-autonomy to achieve objectives within organisations that have outputs based on technological application and develop professional practice in the field
- Communicate professionally and effectively
Training Course Content
- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Power Distribution
- Fundamentals of Process Instrumentation
- Electrical Drawings, Documentation and Schematics
- Use Basic mathematics in engineering
- Transformers
- Switchgear for Power Distribution
- Cables and Wires – Maintenance and Installation Practice
- Safety, Earthing, Bonding, and Lightning Protection
- Power Quality and Power Protection
- AC Electrical Motors and Variable Speed Drives
- Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas
- General Instrumentation Standards and Best Practice in Drawings
- Process Control Basics
- Calibration, Installation and Maintenance of Instruments
- Control Valve Sizing, Selection and Maintenance
- Create PLC programs using IEC 61131-3
- SCADA and Distributed Control Systems
- Industrial Data Communications
- Safety Instrumentation and Emergency Shutdown Systems
- Wellhead and Flowline Control Systems
- Oil and Gas Specific Applications for FPSO Facilities
Course delivery details
You are expected to spend approximately 10-15 hours per week learning the program material and completing assessments. This includes attending weekly webinars that run for about 90 minutes to facilitate class discussion and allow you to ask questions. This program is run online on a part-time basis and has been designed to fit around full-time work. It will take 18 months to complete.
This program aims to impart the necessary electrical and instrumentation engineering skills, and all the theory covered is tied to a practical outcome. Five threads run through the program to give you maximum, functional coverage in the field of electrical and instrumentation engineering. These threads comprise of electrical engineering, instrumentation and control engineering, general oil and gas engineering, subsea instrumentation and control, and floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facilities.
This practical program avoids too much emphasis on theory. The lecturers presenting this advanced diploma are highly experienced engineers who have worked in the electrical and instrumentation engineering industry. The delivery methodology — live and interactive webinars with the use of state-of-the-art technologies such as remote and virtual laboratories and simulation software — ensures you graduate with cutting-edge skills that are valued by employers around the world.
Graduates will have the knowledge and skills to contribute to the capacity of electrical and instrumentation engineering and related industries to maintain their competitiveness in a global marketplace through the application of the latest technologies, value adding to existing products, processes, and services, and the development of new, sustainable and innovative solutions.
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Continuing Studies
Graduates of this program may find roles as:
- Instrumentation technician
- Electrical technician
- Service technician
- E&I technician
- Automation technician
- Engineering associate
- Project Supervisor
- Senior technician
- Field service technician
- Electrical Supervisor
- Industrial field service technician
- Production technician
- Oil & Gas technician
- Reservoir engineering associate
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