Certificate in Chemical Process Operation and Control

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Certificate in Chemical Process Operation and Control

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Course Objective

Course Details

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Module No.	Module Name	Course Dates	Registration Deadline	Registration Link
1	Fundamentals of Process Technology	TBA	TBA	Register Link
2	Process Units and Utilities	TBA	TBA	Register Link
3	Engineering Drawings	TBA	TBA	Register Link
4	Standard Operating Procedures	TBA	TBA	Register Link
5	Rotating Equipment in a Process Plant	TBA	TBA	Register Link
6	Heat Exchangers in a Process Plant	TBA	TBA	Register Link
7	Separation Columns in a Process Plant	TBA	TBA	Register Link
8	Process Monitoring	TBA	TBA	Register Link
9	Sample Management	TBA	TBA	Register Link
10	Basic Process Automation	TBA	TBA	Register Link
11	Process Operations Troubleshooting	TBA	TBA	Register Link
12	Risk and Environment Management for Chemical Technicians	TBA	TBA	Register Link
13	Process Equipment Preparation for Mechanical Work	TBA	TBA	Register Link

Course Outline

This programme

Equips learners with basic knowledge and skills required in the chemical manufacturing industry to function as a process technician.
Is mapped to process technician job role.
Is designed with reference to the Energy & Chemical Skills framework.

It consists of 4 certification courses with a total of 13 bite-sized modules. Each module can be taken independently and is stackable.

A Certificate of Performance in Process Fundamentals will be awarded upon successful completion of Modules 1 to 3.

Module	Module Title	More Details	Full Training Duration
1	Fundamentals of Process Technology	Click here	8 hours*
2	Process Units and Utilities	Click here	8 hours**
3	Engineering Drawings	Click here	8 hours**

A Certificate of Performance in Process Operation will be awarded upon successful completion of Modules 4 to 7.

Module	Module Title	More Details	Full Training Duration
4	Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)	Click here	8 hours*
5	Rotating Equipment in a Process Plant	Click here	8 hours**
6	Heat Exchangers in a Process Plant	Click here	8 hours**
7	Separation Columns in a Process Plant	Click here	8 hours**

A Certificate of Performance in Process Monitoring and Control will be awarded upon successful completion of Modules 8 to 11.

Module	Module Title	More Details	Full Training Duration
8	Process Monitoring	Click here	8 hours**
9	Sample Management	Click here	8 hours**
10	Basic Process Automation	Click here	8 hours**
11	Process Operations Troubleshooting	Click here	8 hours**

A Certificate of Performance in Health, Safety and Environment will be awarded upon successful completion of Modules 12 to 13.

Module	Module Title	More Details	Full Training Duration
12	Risk and Environmental Management for Chemical Technicians	Click here	12 hours**
13	Process Equipment Preparation for Mechanical Work	Click here	8 hours**

*written assessment
**practical assessment

If you complete all 13 modules, you will receive an additional Certificate in Chemical Process Operation and Control.

Minimum Requirements

Participants should possess GCE ‘N’/‘O’ level or Nitec/Higher Nitec qualifications with basic knowledge of basic sciences equivalent to lower secondary level. He or she should have basic level of literacy in English and numeracy.

Participants with relevant equivalent certifications will be subjected to approval by Singapore Polytechnic on a case by case basis.

Certification / Accreditation

Certification criteria:
- For modules with written assessment, participants must obtain a minimum score of 80% to pass.
- For modules with practical assessment, participants must be fully competent to pass.

• A Certificate of Performance will be awarded to participants who pass the assessment for each bite-sized module and meet at least 75% attendance rate.
• A Certificate of Performance in the respective certification course will be awarded to participants who pass all 4 respective bite-sized modules within the course and meet at least 75% attendance rate.
• Upon successful completion of the 13 bite-sized modules stated above, it will lead to the award of a full certificate – Certificate in Chemical Process Operation and Control.

(For participants who did not pass the assessment but meet at least 75% attendance rate, a Certificate of Attendance will be awarded.)

Suitable for

• Process personnel who would like to gain professional recognition for their competencies in the form of formal certification.

• Engineers and technicians from different disciplines of engineering or has no exposure in plant operation who would like to gain an overview on chemical process operation and control.

• Professionals who would like to seek a career in Energy & Chemicals sector as process technician job role.

Course Fees

Module No.	Module Name	Singapore Citizens aged below 40 and Singapore PRs		Singapore Citizens	Others
Module No.	Module Name	Non-SME sponsored	¹Sponsored by SME	²Aged 40 and above	Others
1.	Fundamentals of Process Technology	$136.08	$52.08	$52.08	$453.60
2.	Process Units and Utilities	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00
3.	Engineering Drawings	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00
4.	Standard Operating Procedures	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00
5.	Rotating Equipment in a Process Plant	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00
6.	Heat Exchangers in a Process Plant	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00
7.	Separation columns in a Process Plant	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00
8.	Process Monitoring	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00
9.	Sample Management	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00
10.	Basic Process Automation	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00
11.	Process Operations Troubleshooting	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00
12.	Risk and Environment Management for Chemical Technicians	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00
13.	Process Equipment Preparation for Mechanical Work	$145.80	$55.80	$55.80	$486.00

Course fees shown are inclusive of GST.

Singaporeans aged 25 years and above may use **SkillsFuture Credit balance to offset respective course fees.

As announced at Budget 2022, there will be no increase in government fees and charges for Singaporeans from 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023.

1. Under the Enhanced Training Support for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Scheme. For more information, click here. Please submit the attached “Declaration Form for Enhanced Training Support Scheme for SME ” together with your online application.

2. Under the SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy. For more information, visit the SkillsFuture website here.

3. Under the Workfare Training Support (WTS) scheme. For more information on the scheme, click here.

Funding Incentives

Please click here for more information on funding incentives.

Application Procedure

1. For self-sponsored applicant, please click on the “Register” button to apply for the course. You will be directed to STEP portal to manage all your course activities. Please note that you will be prompted to sign in with Singpass/Student ID.

2. For company-sponsored applicant, please approach your company's Human Resource (HR) team to put in the application through the company portal using CorpPass. You may only apply after receiving the registration link from your company's HR.

3. Your application does not guarantee acceptance into the course. Your acceptance into the course is dependent on meeting the course requirements and course vacancy.

4. All successful applicants will be notified with a letter of confirmation via email.

6. PACE Academy course schedules, including course trainer, course fees and course availability are subject to change.

7. PACE Academy reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course at short notice; & at its absolute discretion without assigning any reason for such cancellation/postponements. In the event that the applicant’s chosen course is cancelled prior to its commencement, PACE Academy will make a full refund of course fees already paid by the applicant.

8. The data provided to Singapore Polytechnic will be kept strictly confidential and will be used for the purpose of course administration. The data may be passed on to the relevant organisations that require the information related to the course.