The Certificate IV in Engineering (Instrumentation) is an engineering trade qualification for instrumentation technicians who may work in a range of industries and sectors.
This nationally recognised training course delivers the essential skills you need to work in the engineering trades — including engineering hand skills, measurements, computations, technical drawing and safety — as well as specialist skills in instrumentation technologies.
You'll learn about testing and calibrating instrumentation systems, repairing control instrumentation, installing and maintaining instrumentation sensors and transmitters, repairing process control analysers, and much more!
This course remains FEE FREE in 2024! No course fees apply!
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Level up your engineering career
It covers the skills and knowledge required for employment as a Higher Engineering Tradesperson or a Special Class Engineering Tradesperson (Mechanical) — Level II; Special Class Engineering Tradesperson (Fabrication) — Level II; or Special Class Engineering Tradesperson (Electrical/Electronic) — Level II within the metal, engineering, manufacturing and associated industries or at equivalent levels in other industries where engineering tradespersons work.
Are you working in the engineering industry and looking to advance your career further?
The Certificate IV in Engineering (Instrumentation) has been specifically designed for any qualified tradesperson such as unrestricted electricians, electrical fitters, engineers in the resource industry, refrigeration technicians, or for apprentices in their third or fourth year of study. Instrumentation is a collective term for measuring instruments that are used for indicating, measuring and recording physical quantities such as flow, temperature, level distance, angle, or pressure.
Learn to install, commission, calibrate and maintain modern instrumentation and control systems, as well as loop turning of multi controller or multi element systems. Our skilled staff and industry-standard facilities prepare you with job-ready skills.
The information presented on the course lists within this website is provided to the Department of Training and Workforce Development by the WA TAFE colleges and private training providers, and is offered as a guide only. It is updated regularly, however some changes to details may occur in between updates. You should always contact the TAFE or private training provider directly to confirm details and/or ask questions.