- Plan your own study periods and study anywhere
- Develop your knowledge at a pace tailored to your needs
- The program includes tutor-graded assignments and feedback to support your learning.
This course is suitable for all engineers working with electrical systems, as well as engineers wishing to integrate the protection of electrical systems into their ongoing professional development.
A qualification in electrical engineering; including knowledge of mathematics at HNC level or equivalent; is required. The course is a recognized CPD method.
- This essential open learning course is recognized as the industry benchmark in its field. It is the most established course in the industry.
- Covering all aspects of protection, it has been developed by industry specialists.
- Widely used by the UK's leading electricity companies, as well as foreign utilities, the course is used worldwide with over 700 students already enrolled.
- Candidates will follow the course by studying the four volumes of Power System Protection: Principles & Components; Systems & Networks; Application; and Advanced Units. Each volume contains several Units; these are described below.
- Each study unit is a chapter consisting of a text, illustrations and a bibliography. After studying the unit text, candidates will then move on to the marked tutor assignments.
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- 10,000 trainees a year
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