Power Engineering, 4th Class

Power Engineering, 4th Class Certificate

• Full-time • Starts: September

Program outline

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• Fees, entire program: $3,379

PWER 151

4th-class science

• Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) /

(Prince George) TBA (Quesnel)

(90 hours)

Machinist, Foundation-Level

PWER 154

Electricity, Instrumen -

• 1,200 hours • Prince George and

• Welding Levels B and A

tation and Computers

Quesnel campus

• Welding Level C

(150 hours)

PWER 157

Welding and Metallurgy

Careers

(90 hours)

Important dates

PWER 158

Plant Training

This program provides practical and

• Classes: September 6, 2011 - June 2,

(150 hours)

technical training for a career in power

2012

PWER 159

Workshop (120 hours)

plant operation and maintenance.

PWER 160

High Pressure Boilers

• Christmas break: December 16,

Fourth class power engineers work in

and Auxiliaries (210

2011 - January 3, 2012

• Sawmills

hours)

• Hospitals

PWER 161

Heating Boiler and

Revised: 12.01.31

Systems, Refrigeration

• Refineries

and Air Conditioning

• Pulp mills

(240 hours)

• Refrigeration plants

PWER 162

Safety and Environment

(120 hours)

• Breweries

PWER 163

Sketching Funda-

• Public buildings

mentals (30 hours)

• And more

Total

1,200 hours

After completing the program, you’ll

be qualified to write the BC Safety

Selection process

Authority’s fourth class power

Note: The selection process is under

engineer’s exam.

review.

If there are more qualified applicants

Admission requirements

than the number of seats, the following

1. Successful completion of one of the

criteria will be used to select the class in

the following order of priority:

following:

- Grade 12; or

1. Work experience, as outlined in a

resumé.

- Advanced ABE/CCP Certificate;

or

2. Academic qualifications, with pref-

erence to those with the following:

- GED Certificate; or

Math 11 / Applications of Math 12 /

- Achievement of the required stan-

MATH 045 / MATH 041 and

dard in Admissions testing (see

MATH 042; Physics 11 or PHYS

item 2, below); or

045; Chemistry 11 or CHEM 045;

- A foundation-level program in a

drafting. (Effective Sept. 2012:

related discipline (related industry

Foundations of Math 11 or Pre-cal-

experience may be considered in

culus 11 or Math 042 or Math 045 or

lieu of formal qualifications).

equivalent)

2. All applicants must write the

3. Level of interest or persistence in

Admissions Test, which includes

entering the program, as demon-

math, English, and mechanical

strated by continuing applications.

reasoning.

4. Level of commitment to the pro-

gram, as outlined in a statement.

2011-12 CNC program guide and course calendar 12.01.31

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www.cnc.bc.ca

• College of New Caledonia: www.cnc.bc.ca.
• Canada's Sector Council "Careers in Trades": www.careersintrades.ca
• Interprovincial Standards "Red Seal": www.red-seal.ca
• Canadian Apprenticeship Forum: http://www.caf-fca.org/
• Industry Training Authority: www.itabc.ca

You might also be interested in . . .

• Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) / Machinist, Foundation-Level
• Power Engineering, 3rd Class
• Welding Levels B and A
• Welding Level C

The College of New Caledonia reserves the right to limit, cancel, or adjust programs without notice. 

*Approximate tuition fees for 2009-10 -- subject to change. Includes fees such as Students' Union fee, technology fee, etc. Does not include books, tools, and supplies. Fees for international students are higher.