Power Engineering - Fourth Class

Program Overview

This program prepares students for careers as power engineers who operate and maintain equipment to generate electricity and provide utility services. The curriculum includes courses in electricity, mechanics, instrumentation, thermodynamics, and safety. Graduates may find employment in power generation plants, manufacturing facilities, and other industrial settings.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Semester 1:
• COMP 172 - Introduction to Microsoft Word and Excel
• ELEC 188 - Basic Electricity 1
• ENGP 179 - Applied Mechanics 1
• ENGP 180 - Power Lab 1
• ENGP 181 - Plant Maintenance 1
• ENGP 190 - Boiler & Boiler Systems
• INST 182 - Instrumentation
• MATH 299 - Intermediate Algebra and Basic Trigonometry
• SFTY 172 - Safety, Legislation and Codes
• TCOM 105 - Communications for Technicians
• THER 185 - Thermodynamics (4th Class)
• Semester 2:
• CLTR 200 - Culture and Diversity
• ENGP 178 - Heating Systems
• ENGP 183 - Prime Movers
• ENGP 186 - Pumps, Compressors and Lubrication
• ENGP 187 - Power Lab 2
• ENGP 188 - Plant Operation & Maintenance
• ENGP 191 - Boiler Controls and Safety Devices
• PROP 198 - Plant and Process Operations
• RFRG 183 - Air Conditioning
• RFRG 195 - Refrigeration (4th Class)

Careers:

• Power engineers operate and maintain reactors, turbines, boilers, generators, stationary engines and auxiliary equipment to generate electrical power and to provide heat, light, refrigeration and other utility services for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings and other work sites.
• They are employed by power generation plants, electrical power utilities, heavy oil upgraders and gas processing plants, manufacturing plants, mines, hospitals, universities and government and commercial establishments.
• In 2022, the wage estimates for power engineers or process operators in Saskatchewan was $27.07-$59.00 per hour, according to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Immigration and Career Training.
Employees may earn more or less depending on their employer, location, size of company, level of training, experience and hours worked.