RETURN TO PROGRAMS A-Z ry 2) LENGTH OF STUDY: 7 Months ACCREDITATION: Certificate CAMPUS: Silver King Campus, Nelson You will be in high demand and enjoy global career opportunities providing and maintaining important technical processes in buildings and industrial plants. Our Refrigeration Plant Operator certificate gives you flexibility to enrol anytime and finish your coursework at your own pace while you continue working. A comprehensive ten-unit course approved by the BC Safety Authority taught entirely through distance education and online learning. This course is one of the requirements needed to challenge the Refrigeration operator’s certificate of qualification. BCSA Refrigeration Operator examination as set forth by the Standardization of Power Engineers Examination Committee of Canada (SOPEEC). The practical qualifying experience is described in the B.C. Power Engineers, Boiler, Pressure vessel and Refrigeration Safety Regulation (BCSA). REFRIGERATION PLANT OPERATOR PRACTICAL COMPETENCY TASKS Tasks and demonstrations listed are minimum a Refrigeration Plant Operator Power Engineer trainee level. The candidate is expected to be able to answer examination questions as they relate to the equipment they have gained refrigeration plant experience on (candidate must have access to plant) including: Schematic flow diagrams of systems including: — Types of compressors used — Compressor size — Compressor capacities Pressures and temperatures and Methods of capacity control. Safety devices and operational controls installed on systems to ensure safe and efficient operation. Compressor and refrigeration system maintenance procedures to be in place to ensure safe refrigeration plant operation as well as ensuring compliance with the required Act, Regulations and Codes. The course material serves as an invaluable resource while working in the Refrigeration Plant Operator field. Students can register at any time for course. Tuition includes seven months of telephone tutorial plus printed materials. Students are required to purchase their textbooks. If necessary, a two month extension can be granted for an additional charge of $200. 199 Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2019-20 Refrigeration Plant Operator Admission Requirements — The Refrigeration Plant Operator program intake is continuous. — An introductory course is intended to prepare students to challenge the SOPEEC inter-provincial Refrigeration Operator certificate of competency. — Students should be employed in the industry or have access to a refrigeration plant for practical understanding. Careers The title “Power Engineer” is now the standardized Canadian designation for what used to be called a: Steam Engineer, Stationary Engineer, Operating Engineer, or Plant Operators. A Power Engineer is responsible for providing light, heat, climate control, and power in buildings, industrial processes and thermal electric generating stations. These technically skilled professionals are in steady demand in Canada and around the world. REFRIGERATION OPERATOR “A refrigeration operator’s certificate of qualification entitles the holder to be a person in charge of any type and size of refrigeration plant.” -From Safety Standards Act Power Engineers, Boiler, Pressure Vessel & Refrigeration Safety Regulation selkirk.ca/refrigeration-plant-operator Contacts COMMUNITY EDUCATION & WORKPLACE TRAINING Phone: 866.301.6601 ext 13266 Direct: 250.354.3220 Email: NelsonCE@selkirk.ca selkirk.ca/programs