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Index

[Introduction],
[Program Design],
[Program Administration],
[Training Profiles],
[Methods of Study],
[Examinations for Modular Accreditation],
[Certification Requirements],
[Table of Stationary Engineerinng Training Profiles]:
[Fourth],
[Third],
[Second],
[First]

Introduction

Choosing a career is an important decision. If you are interested in becoming a Stationary Engineer, the following should answer a few questions you may have about the program, including:

What are training profiles?

Do I study at home or in a classroom?

What are the certification requirements?

The Act

The occupation of a Stationary Engineer in Ontario is regulated by the Operating Engineers Act and administered by the Technical Standard and Safety Authority.

Under provisions of the Act, only those persons holding a current certificate of qualification issued by the Technical Standard and Safety Authority, may be employed as a Stationary Engineer in registered plants as specified in Section 61 of the Act.

Program Design

The Stationary Engineer Program consists of four classes:

• Fourth Class
• Third Class
• Second Class
• First Class

The fourth class is entry level and the first class is considered the highest level in the program.

Each class of Stationary Engineer has a specific training profile. Curriculum in the Stationary Engineer Program is divided into "blocks", known as modules. Each module is made up of several topics that must be studied.

It should be noted that a Fourth Class student must have obtained 250 hours of qualifying time within a registered Power Plant before they are permitted to write the Fourth Class examination. Qualifying time may be obtained at the IBA Power Plant.

Program Administration

Under the Operating Engineers Act, the primary responsibility of certification rests with the Technical Standard and Safety Authority.

Private Vocational School

I.B.A. Industrial Training is responsible for delivering the theory portion of the program and providing qualifying experience towards certification.
 

Training Profiles

Curriculum for each class of Stationary Engineer has been developed into a modular format by the Technical Standard and Safety Authority. All of the modules for a given class together from a a training profile.

As each module is completed, the candidate will receive a program status report from the Technical Standard and Safety Authority. Upon completion of the training profile, a final report will be issued indicating all modules were successfully completed by the candidate. This program status report is required in order to receive accreditation.

I.B.A. Industrial Training school design's its teaching/training program in accordance with the standards defined in each training profile. There are 20 blocks covering 98 topics for all classes of Stationary Engineer.

 

Fourth Class	2 blocks - 31 topics
Third Class	4 blocks - 26 topics
Second Class	6 blocks - 20 topics
First Class	8 blocks - 21 topics

 

Methods of Study

Students wishing to write Technical Standard and Safety Authority examinations in any given class can use one or a combination of study methods such as:

(a) Home study combined with tutoring arranged through I.B.A. Industrial Training.

(b) Attend day or evening classes at I.B.A. Industrial Training.

I.B.A. Industrial Training is offering training for certain classes of Stationary Engineering. Involvement of I.B.A. Industrial Training, and frequency of courses offered, will depend on the number of trainees.

Examination for Modular Accreditation

SOPEEC Exams (Standardization of Power Engineers Examination Committee)

An exam must be written for each module. Candidates must attain the minimum acceptable standard of 65 per cent on each of these examinations as prescribed and administered by the Technical Standard and Safety Authority. Accredation for module is issued by the Technical Standard and Safety Authority.

There is a $50.00 registration fee for these examinations.

For candidates enrolled in a I.B.A. Industrial Training program, authorities may schedule examinations with the nearest Apprenticeship Field Office.

The following prerequisites apply to appplicants wishing to write the SOPEEC examinations.

 

Class	Pre-Requisite
Fourth Class	250 hr practical training
Third Class	Fourth Class Certificate
Second Class	Third Class Certificate
First Class	Second Class Certificate

 

A candidate who fails to attain the minimum acceptable standard on a modular examination will be required to wait two months (60 days) before being permitted to rewrite that exam.

An examination re-written before the sixty day waiting period is over, will be rejected by the Technical Standard and Safety Authority, and exam results will not be issued.

Certification Requirements

To receive a certificate of qualification from the Technical Standard and Safety Authority an applicant must:

(a) Successfully complete the required set of written examinations for the applicable class administered by the Technical Standard and Safety Authority.

(b) Complete Form 6 "Application for Certification of Qualification" listing qualifying plant experience. These forms are available at I.B.A. Industrial Training when a Stationary Engineer completes a training profile.

(c) Submit reauired documentation and prescribed fee to the Chief Officer, Techincal Standard and Safety Authority ofr issuance of certification of qualificiation. The required documentation includes the final program status report and Form 6.

If enrolled with I.B.A. Industrial Training, all necessary documentation will be administered by an I.B.A. Industrial Training authority.

The qualifying experience specified in each of the four classes of Stationary Engineering is as follows:
 

Class	Pre-requisite Certificate	Qualifying Experience
Fourth Class	None (temporary exemption)	3 months or more in any fourth class plant
Third Class	Fourth Class Certification of Qualification	3 months or more in any fourth class plant and 12 months or more in any third class plant.
Second Class	Third Class Certification and Qualification	18 months or more in any stationary power plant having a Therm Hour rating of 134 or more.
First Class	Second Class Certification and Qualification	A further 30 months in a stationary power plant of which 6 months is in excess of 134 Therm Hours and 24 months in excess of 300 Therm Hours.

 
I.B.A. Industrial Training can provide all necessary qualifying experience needed up to Second Class Cerification.
 

Table of Stationary Engineer Training Profiles

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