A u s t r a l i a n C e n t r e f o r E n e r g y a n d P r o c e s s Tr a i n i n g
About Acept
Western Australia’s North-West Shelf is home to Australia’s largest resource development project. It involves the extraction and processing of petroleum, hydrocarbons, petroleum products (mostly natural gas and condensate) and the export of liquefied natural gas.
Located 25 minutes south of Perth, Western Australia, Challenger Institute of Technology’s Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training (ACEPT), services the workforce development requirements of companies involved in the North-West Shelf project.
Key feAtureS of Acept INclude:
A fully operational closed loop process train that:
• utilises an instrument air unit
• Separates nitrogen from air
• Separates oil from water
• Tank farm for storage of process chemicals
• Recombines the chemicals for the next training program
• Process control systems supplied by Honeywell
• Control room linked to the live process plant
• A full-scale simulation of the process train developed by Honeywell
• A Yokogawa simulation of a distillation tower, instrument air, furnaces, heat exchangers, chemical reactor and gas compressors
• A fully operational closed loop methanol distillation tower
• Industrial instrumentation training
ACEPT is owned and operated by Challenger Institute of Technology on behalf of the Western Australian Government. It has also received considerable financial support from industry.
ACEPT offers certificates under the Australian Qualifications Framework as well as short courses designed to meet the needs of industry and individual clients.
trAINING At Acept
trAINING IS offered IN A VArIety of
FORMATS, INCLudING:
• live training on the process plant
• Simulation
• Online, correspondence and classroom-based learning
• Workplace-based training
• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) using workplace-based assessors
For those new to the industry, training commences at Certi fi cate II level.
Operators working in industry are encouraged to use their workplace systems and procedures for completi on of assessments up to the Advanced diploma of process plant Technology.
Competency is proven by completi ng practi cal assessments in the workplace as well as by demonstrati ng an understanding of the relevant theory. Workplace-based assessments are conducted by qualifi ed assessors or supervisors who verify and validate assessments.
These courses are delivered at ACEPT or in the workplace (or as a combinati on of both). They may also include RPL. All courses are developed under the Australian Quality Framework, PMA08 Chemical, Hydrocarbons and Oil Refi ning and/or MEM05 Metals and Engineering package.
Fremantle
Henderson
Perth
Fremantle
campus Address: 9 Gardiner Avenue Munster WA 6166GRAduATE WITH REAL
opportuNItIeS
The oil and gas industry is a fast growing, constantly evolving industry that offers those who work in the sector a hands-on, mentally stimulating and challenging career. In addition to working in a stimulating field the industry offers financial rewards and flexible working patterns. Our internationally recognised qualifications can lead you to professional opportunities around the world.
As an entry level graduate the industry offers you the chance to build upon your skills throughout your life, and presents you with an array of diverse and varied career paths. Job opportunities exist in the following areas:
Process plant engineer, senior production (process) technician, control room operator, process plant technician, production complex operator, production plant operator, engineering drafting assistant or draftsperson, technical officer, civil engineer, engineering associate (civil/structural), storeperson, electrical engineer.
Positions are particularly in demand in Western Australia’s Northwest, the Northern Territory and in Queensland, although as a graduate you could find work in major companies in capital cities and industry hubs around the country and indeed the world.
WHY uS?
Acept features a full-scale process plant and process control equipment that provides you with hands-on experience in a real-life industry environment. You will benefit from programs that have been compiled based upon input from industry which meet their requirements for a properly trained workforce. An example of ACEPT’s commitment to meeting industry standards is the recent acquisition and installation of a $1.3m binary distillation column, the first in Australia to be purchased by a registered training organisation.
As an ACEPT graduate you will be qualified as a process plant operator (at various levels depending on the qualification achieved).
certIfIcAte III IN proceSS plANt
operAtIoNS
You will be able to work without supervision to operate process trains. Your training will allow you to utilise skills in the following areas:
Cryogenic processes, transfer liquids between storage facilities, operate process control systems, operate and monitor compressor systems and equipment.
certIfIcAte IV IN proceSS plANt
TECHNOLOGY
You will graduate with high-level technical training to become a senior operator in the chemical, hydrocarbons and refining industries.
dIplomA of proceSS plANt
TECHNOLOGY
the diploma level provides advanced technical training to those who operate production plants. You may have completed the Certificate IV in Process Plant Technology or another relevant qualification, or may have significant industry experience without a formal qualification.
AdVANced dIplomA of proceSS plANt
TECHNOLOGY
This qualification provides advanced technical training to those in senior roles at production on plants or those who have significant industry experience without a formal qualification.
For more information on our courses visit www.acept.challenger.wa.edu.au
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OHS & ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD OPERATORS/ENGINEERING: DESIGN/CIVIL/MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC TRADES ASSISTANT/ LAB TECHS/SECURITY/ PROCUREMENT/HR/ FINANCE/ADMIN/IT/ OHS & ENVIRONMENTAL
C ERT II CER T II CER T II I CER T II I C ER T I II CER T IV CER T IV C ER T I V C ERT I V
SKILLS FOR THE REAL WORLd
ENTRY REQuIREMENTS
certIfIcAte III IN proceSS plANt
operAtIoNS
Operati ng Process trains that use cryogenic processes, transfer liquids between storage faciliti es, operate process control systems, operate and monitor compressor systems and equipment.
locAtIoN
durAtIoN
ACEPT (Munster) 6 months
COuRSE REQuIREMENTS
Students must complete 21 units, including 5 mandatory units shown below, and at least 4 electi ve units.
5 mANdAtory uNItS
Follow emergency response procedures Apply workplace procedures
Communicate in the workplace
Parti cipate in environmentally sustainable work practi ces Work safely
electIVe uNItS
Year 12 with passes in Mathematics IELTS 5.5 or Certificate II in
Process Plant Operations
Certificate III in Process Plant Operations
6 months
• Produce product using fi xed bed hydrati on
• conduct pipeline pigging
• Operate cryogenic processes
• Operate a gas turbine
• Operate and monitor a steam turbine
• Shutdown and isolate machines / equipment
• Issue work permits
• Provide training through instructi on and demonstrati on of work skills
• Operate a producti on unit
• Produce product by disti llati on
• Operate reactors and reacti on equipment
• Operate and monitor compressor systems and equipment
• operate process control equipment
• undertake ship loading /unloading
• Conduct arti fi cial lift
• undertake well management
ENTRY REQuIREMENTS
certIfIcAte IV IN proceSS plANt
TECHNOLOGY
This qualifi cati on provides high-level technical training for senior operators in the chemical, Hydrocarbons and refi ning industries.
locAtIoN
durAtIoN
ACEPT (Munster) 6 months
COuRSE REQuIREMENTS
Students must complete 21 units, including 5 mandatory units shown below, and at least 3 electi ve units.
5 mANdAtory uNItS
Follow emergency response procedures Apply workplace procedures
Communicate in the workplace
Parti cipate in environmentally sustainable work practi ces Work safely
electIVe uNItS
Certificate IV in Process Plant Technology
6 months Certificate III in Process
Plant Operations 6 months
• coordinate permit process
• coordinate Incident report
• develop plant documentati on
• Commission/Recommission plant
• decommission plant
• Parti cipate in HAZOPS studies
• plan and organise assessment
• Assess competence
• Opti mise process / plant area
• Monitor remote producti on faciliti es
• Manage plant shutdown and restart
• lead team culture
• ensure process improvements are sustained
• Improve cost factors in work practi ces
• Contribute to workplace OHS Management skills
• Assess risk
ENTRY REQuIREMENTS
dIPLOMA OF PROCESS PLANT TECHNOLOGY
The diploma level provides advanced technical training to those who operate producti on plants. You may have completed the Certi fi cate IV in Process Plant Technology or another relevant qualifi cati on, or may have signifi cant industry experience without a formal qualifi cati on.
locAtIoN
durAtIoN
ACEPT (Munster) 6 months
COuRSE REQuIREMENTS
Students must complete 10 units, including 4 mandatory units shown below, and at least 4 electi ve units.
4 MANdATORY uNITS
Parti cipate in environmentally sustainable work practi ces Achieve work outcomes
Process and record informati on Work safely
electIVe uNItS
Certificate IV in Process Plant Technology
6 months Certificate III in Process
Plant Operations 6 months
Diploma of Process Plant Technology
6 months
• Maintain the workplace OHS management system
• Manage risk
• Contribute to a safety case
• Manage emergency incidents
• Establish incident response preparedness and systems
• Opti mise producti on system
• Analyse equipment performance
• Provide operati onal experti se to a project team
• Control the processes in abnormal situati ons
• determine energy transfer loads
• determine mass transfer loads
• Manage uti liti es
• Plan plant shutdown
• Coordinate plant shut down
• Facilitate work team
ENTRY REQuIREMENTS
AdVANCEd dIPLOMA OF PROCESS PLANT TECHNOLOGY
This qualifi cati on provides advanced technical training to those in senior roles at producti on plants or those who have signifi cant industry experience without a formal qualifi cati on on. Those who have completed the diploma of Process Plant Technology will receive credit for the units achieved with the balance of units chosen as set out below.
locAtIoN
durAtIoN
ACEPT (Munster) 6 months
COuRSE REQuIREMENTS
Students must complete 15 units, including 4 mandatory units shown below, and at least 2 electi ve units.
4 MANdATORY uNITS
Parti cipate in environmentally sustainable work practi ces Achieve work outcomes
Process and record informati on Work safely
electIVe uNItS
Certificate IV in Process Plant Technology 6 months Advanced Diploma of Process Plant Technology6 months Certificate III in Process
Plant Operations 6 months Diploma of Process Plant Technology 6 months • manage change • manage a crisis
• Maintain a quality system and conti nuous improvement
• Process within a work or functional area
• Manage 5S system in a manufacturing environment
• Implement a continuous improvement system
• Modify Plant
• de-bottleneck plant
• manage people relationships
• Manage workplace learning
• Establish a workplace OHS system
• build partnerships to improve incident response
• Manage diversity
CHALLENGER INSTITuTE COuRSES CAN PROVIdE
PATHWAYS TO uNIVERSITY.
On completion of a Certificate IV or diploma, graduates can use their qualification to apply for entry to a wide range of courses at university. Qualifications at the diploma level or advanced diploma level may also provide credit of up to one year advanced standing in a three or four year degree. This can shorten your university studies significantly and save you money.
Challenger Institute has a diverse range of advanced standing agreements with both Curtin and Murdoch universities. For futher information on Challenger Higher Education pathways visit:
www.challenger.wa.edu.au/Careerdirections/Pages/ HigherEducationPathways.aspx
CHANGE OF TRAdE FuELS AdAM’S AMbITION
Adam Selby’s career prospects in the oil and gas industry have been boosted after being named Challenger Institute’s Trainee of the Year and Student of the Year. Since completing his traineeship at the institute’s Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training (ACEPT), Adam has secured a permanent position as a process plant operator on Woodside’s Northern Endeavour platform. A refrigeration and air-conditioning mechanic by trade, Adam
enrolled at Acept to pursue a career in a more challenging work environment. “My original trade meant I spent most days working in a reactive service role, where I would be told what the problem was and have to fix it,” he said. “The ACEPT traineeship offered me an opportunity to develop a more operations-based career that involved trouble-shooting and an environment where safety considerations and maintaining a facility’s integrity is paramount.”
Learning the procedures and application of process plant equipment on a modern floating production storage and offloading vessel was one of the highlights of Adam’s Certificate III in Process Plant Operations traineeship, as it exposed him to a range of duties in the industry.
“I not only learnt how to control a process plant operation, but I was also involved in utility services, ship ballast control and stability, as well as vessel integrity and hull management,” he continued.
“And by being integrated into a small and highly-skilled team at Woodside, I was able to refine my analytical and logical problem solving skills to determine the cause of and solution to malfunctions.”
Adam’s plans for the future include undertaking further training in order to build on his current skills and ensure he has a solid future in the sector.
“Woodside’s learning management system is mapped to Challenger Institute, which made the process of completing my Certificate III much easier,” he explained.
“And I can now complete the units for the Certificate IV in Process Operations via on-the-job learning and correspondence. If I want to move into panel operation,
duty technician and ultimately supervisory roles, I’ll need this additional training. Adam is also keen to achieve a training and assessment qualification, so I can be considered for opportunities as a Workplace Assessor.
“I have to keep training if I want to push myself further in my career, and I also want to mentor new trainees, so it’s good to remind myself what it’s like to learn new skills,” he said.
Adam is particularly appreciative of the support he received from ACEPT’s lecturing staff.
“They taught me more than the operational skills I needed to know, they also introduced me to the tools I needed to plan projects and successfully undertake tasks in a methodical manner,” he said.
Adam was selected as a winner of the two awards due to his enormous knowledge of and passion for his industry. Acept’s commitment to hands-on experience in a real-life industry environment allows students to benefit from programs that have been compiled based upon input from industry which meet their requirements for a properly trained workforce.
14 Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training 9 Gardiner Avenue, Munster, Western Australia, 6166
www.acept.challenger.wa.edu.au
