52882WA Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Engineering for Oil and Gas Facilities
Engineering Institute of Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Online
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
18 months
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
06 Aug 2024
Introduction
Join this interactive, live online program for 18 months (part-time intensive) to gain:
- Skills and know-how in the latest technologies in electrical and instrumentation in oil and gas engineering
- Decades of real experience distilled into the course presentations and materials
- Guidance from real experts in the field
- Practical knowledge from the extensive experience of our lecturers
- Credibility as a local expert in electrical and instrumentation oil and gas technologies
- Networking contacts in the oil and gas industry around the world
- Improved career prospects and income
- An accredited Advanced Diploma in Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering for Oil and Gas
Programme Details
There is an opportunity for Electrical and Instrumentation (E & I) technicians, technologists, and engineers in the oil and gas industry. This is due to an increasing need for higher technology methods of obtaining and processing oil and gas as it is a finite declining resource. The technical challenges of extracting oil and gas are becoming ever more demanding, with the increasing emphasis on more marginal fields and previously inaccessible zones such as deep oceans, Polar regions, Falkland Islands and Greenland.
This advanced diploma provides a practical treatment of electrical power systems and instrumentation within the oil, gas, petrochemical, and offshore industries. You will find this course beneficial in improving your understanding, skills, and knowledge of the whole spectrum of activities ranging from basic E & I engineering to advanced practice including hazardous areas, data communications along with a vast array of E & I equipment used in an oil and gas environment.
Tatenda Nherera is an EIT graduate, having obtained his Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Engineering for Oil and Gas Facilities (DEI). Read more about his story here.
How Does it Work?
EIT's online learning courses involve a combination of live, interactive sessions over the Internet with a professional lecturer, set readings, and assignments. The courses include simulation software and remote laboratory applications to let you put theory to practice. You will also receive ongoing support from a dedicated Learning Support Officer.
Practical Exercises and Remote Laboratories
As part of the groundbreaking new way of teaching, our online engineering courses use a series of remote laboratories (labs) and simulation software, to facilitate your learning and to test the knowledge you gain during your course. These involve complete working labs set up at various locations of the world into which you will be able to log in to proceed through the various practical assessments.
These are supplemented by simulation software, running either remotely or on your computer, to ensure you gain the requisite hands-on experience. The labs and simulation software is designed to increase the absorption of the materials and to give you a practical orientation of the learning experience. All this will ensure you obtain maximum benefit from this course.
Benefits of online learning to students
- Cost-effective: no travel or accommodation necessary
- Interactive: live, interactive sessions let you communicate with your instructor and fellow students
- Flexible: short interactive sessions over the Internet which you can attend from your home or office. Learn while you earn!
- Practical: perform exercises by remotely accessing our labs and simulation software
- Expert instructors: instructors have extensive industry experience; they are not just 'academics'
- No geographical limits: learn from any location, all you need is an Internet connection
- Constant support: from your instructor(s) and a dedicated Learning Support Officer for the complete duration of the course
- International insight: interact and network with participants from around the globe and gain valuable insight into international practice
Benefits of online learning to employers
- Lower training costs: no travel or accommodation necessary
- Less downtime: short webinars (60-90 minutes) and flexible training methods means less time away from work
- Retain employees: keep staff who may be considering a qualification as a full-time study
- Increase efficiency: improve your engineering or technical employees’ skills and knowledge
- International insight: students will have access to internationally based professional instructors and students
Admissions
Curriculum
Programme Structure
The programme follows five engineering threads to provide you with maximum practical coverage in this field:
- Electrical engineering
- Instrumentation and Control engineering
- General Oil and Gas engineering
- Subsea Instrumentation and Control
- Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Facilities
The course is composed of the following modules:
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Program Outcome
Benefits
- Skills in the latest electrical and instrumentation technologies
- Practical guidance from experts in the field
- Global networking contacts in the industry
- A world class Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Engineering for Oil
- and Gas Facilities
Learning Outcomes
As engineering paraprofessionals, graduates will be able to:
- Evaluate contemporary issues in electrical and instrumentation in the oil and gas industry
- Differentiate and identify appropriate electrical distribution equipment and protection systems
- Assess and implement relevant earthing and safety regulations
- Develop appropriate procedures necessary to operate and maintain electrical equipment and process instrumentation
- Analyse process control systems
- Differentiate and justify appropriate process control equipment and protection systems related to valves, SCADA, instruments, shutdowns and flowlines
- Formulate engineering solutions to typical scenarios related to electrical and instrumentation systems inthe industry.
- Manage complex projects on time and within budget
- Manage self-autonomy to achieve objectives within organisations that have outputs based on technological application and develop professional practice in the field
- Communicate professionally and effectively
Scholarships and Funding
VET Student Loans (VSL)
The VET Student Loan program is available for eligible EIT courses. This means eligible students can use a VET Student Loan to pay their tuition fees up to a maximum loan cap amount, to be repaid through the Australian Taxation System.
If you have been approved for a VET Student Loan, the borrowed amount will be incurred as a debt that is repayable to the Commonwealth government.
Who is eligible for a VSL?
Citizenship
To be eligible for a VET Student Loan, you must either:
- be an Australian citizen, or
- hold an eligible permanent humanitarian visa and usually reside in Australia, or
- be a New Zealand citizen on Special Category Visa (SCV subclass 444) and meets the following long-term residency requirements: You began living in Australia at least 10 years before applying for a loan, and at that time, you were a child under 18 years of age and did not have a spouse or de-facto partner; and you have resided in Australia for at least eight of the 10 years immediately prior to applying and at least 18 months of the last two years.
Note: Holders of other permanent visas and temporary visas are NOT eligible for a VET Student Loan.
In addition to the Citizenship requirements, you must also meet the following:
Academic Suitability Requirements
To be eligible for a VET Student Loan, you must be able to provide a copy of one of the following:
- Australian Year 12 certificate or International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) Diploma, or
- Achievement of an Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) qualification at level four or above. A transcript of your USI register for qualifications after 2015, is also acceptable, or
- Achievement of an approved Australian Government assessed overseas qualification, or
- A certificate of an approved literacy and numeracy assessment demonstrating achievement of ACSF Exit Level 3 or above.
Additional Requirements
You must also meet the following enrolment and loan application requirements:
- Provide EIT with information and documents confirming your identity and date of birth, and establish that you meet the eligibility requirements for a VET Student Loan.
- Be over 18 years of age
- have a tax file number (TFN) or have applied for one. The personal details of your TFN with the Australian Tax Office must match the personal details you have provided to EIT, for example, your name and date of birth (see Commonwealth TFN Student Fact Sheet). If you have applied for a TFN, but have not been issued one yet, you must provide a certificate from the Commissioner stating that you have applied for one.
- have a Unique Student Identifier (USI) or be exempt
- intend to undertake your course primarily in Australia
- Submit an online course application form
- not have exceeded your lifetime Commonwealth student loan limit, which is set each year by the Commonwealth
- have read the VET Student Loans information booklet.
- have given any requested documentation to EIT and submitted the electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form (eCAF) online by the first census day no less than two business days after enrolling, and
- comply with ongoing Commonwealth engagement and progression requests to log on to complete your online student engagement form to confirm that you are a genuine student, continuing to study and the progress in your course. You will get these requests two or three times a year, depending on how long your course is. If you do not complete the form and survey within 14 days, you will become ineligible to continue accessing VET Student Loans to pay for the remainder of your course tuition fees.
IMPORTANT NOTE: students must meet all the requirements listed above to qualify for a VET Student Loan. VET student loans will not be approved for students who do not meet eligibility requirements.
How to apply for VSL
Applying for a VET Student Loan is separate from your course application with EIT.
During your application submission, you will be asked to indicate if you want to apply for a VET Student Loan (VSL) in the relevant section. If you are accepted into an approved VSL course and wish to apply for a VSL, you will be contacted by our VSL team who will assess your eligibility.
Once our VSL team has confirmed you are eligible for a VSL we will give your enrolment information to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) through the electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form (eCAF) system. You will then receive an auto-generated email from the eCAF system providing details on how to sign into the eCAF system so that you can submit a Request for a VET Student Loan eCAF. This is your formal application for a VET Student Loan.
The last day to apply for the VET Student Loan is the census date for the course you are applying for, but we recommend the application be made as soon as possible to avoid any delays.
The Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) may contact you to confirm enrolment and that you wish to use VET Student Loan funds. If your contact details change, you need to update them with both EIT and the DESE.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Ideal Students
Who Should Complete this Programme?
This course is ideal for you if you are seeking to get know-how and expertise in the oil and gas business and are:
- Instrument and process control technician or technologist
- Instrument Fitter
- Chemical or mechanical engineer
- Electrical engineer currently working in a different area to oil and gas
- Experienced electrician
- A recent graduate electrical, instrumentation or mechanical engineer
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program may find roles as:
- Instrumentation technician
- Electrical technician
- Service technician
- E&I technician
- Automation technician
- Engineering associate
- Project Supervisor
- Senior technician
- Field service technician
- Electrical Supervisor
- Industrial field service technician
- Production technician
- Oil & Gas technician
- Reservoir engineering associate
Student Testimonials
Program Tuition Fee
Program delivery
You are expected to spend approximately 10-15 hours per week learning the program material and completing assessments. This includes attending weekly webinars that run for about 90 minutes to facilitate class discussion and allow you to ask questions. This program is run online on a part-time basis and has been designed to fit around full-time work. It will take 18 months to complete.
We understand that sometimes work commitments and personal circumstances can get in the way of your studies, so if at any point you Feesl that you are struggling with the pace of the course or finding a particular module challenging, you are encouraged to contact your designated learning support officer for assistance.