Overview

Power Plant Operator Training from World Education

Our power plant operator training prepares students for rewarding careers in the field of power plant operations. As a certified power plant operator, you will enter the workforce in an entry-level position with the potential to move up within the industry. A large percentage of the industry's workforce is currently retiring or entering retirement age, and demand for qualified entry-level power plant operators is high.

Our user-friendly, online certification program is designed for people who have little knowledge of the industry, and knowledge of math, physics, and chemistry is not required. The necessary concepts are covered over the course of your training.

Power plant operators are tasked with making sure processes and systems function properly.

Personnel safety and ensuring that production processes are operating safely are primary concerns of the power plant operator, as are monitoring of instrumentation and operation of equipment. Power plant operators routinely make adjustments to ensure that system process variables remain within acceptable ranges.

Operators have the skills and experience needed to detect potential and actual problems, and to take corrective measures to prevent the interruption of plant operations.

Upon successful completion of our power plant operations program, students have the skills needed to:

• Operate a power plant with safety as the prime consideration
• Monitor instrumentation and the operation of equipment
• Make adjustments to keep system process variables, such as flows, temperatures and pressures, within acceptable ranges
• Detect potential and actual problems and take corrective action to prevent the interruption of system operations
• Analyze operational trends and take corrective actions
• Use standard operating procedures to start and stop production equipment
• Maintain communication with other operators, maintenance, and management

Demand for qualified, entry-level power plant operators is expected to remain high. And with emerging markets developing their power grids, the opportunities are growing worldwide.

Take your career to the next level with power plant operator training from World Education. Register today to get started in an exciting and rewarding career as a certified power plant operator.

Languages

English

Course Access Time

6 months

Instructor

Max Ansari MSEE P.Eng.a professional engineer, is the instructor for this course. He has extensive experience as a professor in the process technology department at one of the largest community colleges in the country. Max also has extensive engineering, operational, and adult-training experience in pulp and paper mills, oil refineries, and power plants.

Prerequisites/Audience

Students enrolling in power plant manager training should have basic keyboarding and computer skills, and be comfortable navigating the Internet. They must also have emailing capabilities. Students should have a High School diploma or equivalent.

The intended audience for this program is people who seek entry-level employment in Power Plants.

Requirements

The following components are required for the student to complete the online portion of the power plant management course:

• Computer running Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, or Windows 95/98
• Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Access to the Internet - high speed preferred

The materials included with this course are:

There is no requirement for any textbooks for this course. Registered students are encouraged to print the on-screen course material for their reference. It is advisable to go through the printed material prior to job interviews.