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Power Engineering - Third Class

Build on your Fourth Class foundation and gain the skills to lead the operation and maintenance of the complex systems used in industrial boilers, pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. You’ll also be prepared to write the provincial licensing exam. 

More Info:

Information Sheet-Third Class Power Engineering (79 KB)

Entrance Requirements

  • Fourth Class Power Engineering License
  • A mandatory orientation lab is required for students who did not complete their lab training at the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Polytechnic lab while obtaining their fourth class designation
  • English language requirement
  • Swift Current

Swift Current

September 2025
Schedule Type
Full-Time
Program Length
6 months
Start Date
September 2025
Approximate Tuition
$5,911
More Information

This program runs September-February.

The courses in this program build on the courses from the Fourth Class Power Engineering program. The course schedule includes: 

Semester 3
• ENGP 284 - Applied Mechanics (Third Class)
• ENGP 296 - Chemistry, Metallurgy and Drawings
• MATH 390 - Technical Mathematics for Engineering Calculations
• THER 281 - Thermodynamics (Third Class)
Semester 4 
• ELEC 291 - Basic Electricity 2
• ENGP 280 - Refrigeration (Third Class)
• ENGP 285 - Power Lab 3
• ENGP 286 - Codes and Calculations 1
• ENGP 290 - Pumps and Compressors
• ENGP 292 - Prime Movers and Plant Auxiliaries
• ENGP 297 - Combustion, Piping and Plant Management
• INST 280 - Controls and Instrumentation
• PROP 280 - Process Simulations 2
• STEA 286 - Steam Generation (Third Class)
• WORK 186 - Work Experience 2
• WTER 280 - Water Treatment (Third Class)

This program also requires a three-week power lab in Saskatoon and a 60-hour work placement (costs to attend the power lab and work placement are the responsibility of the student). Students will cover the theory required to prepare them for the third class interprovincial exams during the duration of this program.

Courses
Applied Mechanics (3rd Class)
Chemistry, Metallurgy and Drawings
Technical Mathematics for Engineering Calculations
Thermodynamics (3rd Class)
Basic Electricity 2
Refrigeration (3rd Class)
Power Lab 3
Codes and Calculations 1
Pumps and Compressors
Prime Movers and Plant Auxiliaries
Combustion, Piping and Plant Management
Controls and Instrumentation
Process Simulations 2
Steam Generation (3rd Class)
Work Experience 2
Water Treatment (3rd Class)

What You Will Learn

Receive training in high and low-pressure boiler operations, water treatment systems, pump operations, controls and instrumentation, air conditioning and refrigeration, checking and maintaining equipment, using computers to monitor plant operations, plant safety, environmental (pollution) management and communications.

Career Opportunities

Power engineers operate and maintain reactors, turbines, boilers, generators, stationary engines and auxiliary equipment to generate electrical power and to provide heat, light, refrigeration and other utility services for commercial, recreational, industrial and institutional buildings and other work sites.

They are employed by power generation plants, electrical power utilities, heavy oil upgraders and gas processing plants, manufacturing plants, mines, hospitals, universities and government and commercial establishments.

Earning Potential

In 2022, the wage estimates for power engineers or process operators in Saskatchewan was $27.07-$59.00 per hour, according to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Immigration and Career Training. Employees may earn more or less depending on their employer, location, size of company, level of training, experience and hours worked.

Scholarship Eligible

Apply as a full-time student before April 30 and you will be automatically considered for a $500–$5,000 Entrance Scholarship.

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