PMA20116 - Certificate II in Process Plant Operations
Start the process for your career in plant operations. This qualification is suited to Start TAFE Now (STN) schools students located in Gladstone and is a great opportunity to gain hands-on training in a specialist field.
Mixed Mode, On-campus, Employer Based (VET Providers Only)
1 year part-time
Gladstone
16 units
Successful completion of this course allow you gain employment as a process plant operator, chemical plant operator, trainee process technician or process technician in a production or manufacturing related industry.
This is a nationally recognised accredited course.
You will be required to supply your own steel-capped boots, jeans and a long-sleeved cotton shirt for this course. If you have any questions in relation to PPE please email stn@cqu.edu.au.
Start TAFE Now (STN) Course Structure
Duration:1 year part-time
Core
| MSMSUP100 | Apply workplace context to own job |
| MSMWHS110 | Follow emergency response procedures |
| MSMSUP102 | Communicate in the workplace |
| MSMENV272 | Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices |
| MSMWHS200 | Work safely |
Elective
| MSMOPS100 | Use equipment |
| PMAOPS221 | Operate and monitor prime movers |
| PMAOPS222 | Operate and monitor pumping systems and equipment |
| MSMSUP200 | Achieve work outcomes |
| PMAOPS234 | Monitor and operate low pressure compressors |
| PMAOPS205 | Operate heat exchangers |
| PMAOPS101 | Read dials and indicators |
| PMAOPS280 | Interpret process plant schematics |
| MSMSUP210 | Process and Record Information |
| MSMOPS200 | Operate equipment |
| PMAOPS223 | Operate and monitor valve systems |
| PMAOPS201 | Operate fluid flow equipment |
| MSMPER200 | Work in accordance with an issued permit |
Start TAFE Now (STN) Course Structure
| 2023 February | On-campus, Gladstone |
Applications to be sent directly to CQUniversity through the online handbook.
Completion of the BKSB (Basic Key Skills Builder) online literacy and numeracy assessment prior to enrolment, unless the student has completed an equal or higher level course.
| Fee for service | $6,400.00 (2023) |
| Fee for service per unit | $400.00 (2023) |
| TAFE Priority Skills Fund/Training Program fee per unit | $143.20 (2023) |
Please refer to the VET student fees price lists, eligibility criteria applies for subsidised funding.
For high school students you may be eligible for the Queensland Government’s VET in Schools (VETiS) program which is fee-free. Course specific costs may be applicable, an example would be high vis clothes and safety boots for trade courses.
If you are unsure, please call us on 13 27 86.
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