BCIT Offers New Program in Renewable Energy

BCIT Offers New Program in Renewable Energy

January 2, 2017

The British Columbia Institute of Technology’s new Advanced Certificate in Renewable Energy Electrical Systems Installation and Maintenance (REESIM) is aimed at electricians and professional engineers.

This certificate program, available at BCIT’s Burnaby campus, emphasizes hands-on, practical training, using equipment typically encountered in the renewable energy industry. The program will appeal to learners who enjoy change and adapting to new technology and want to seize the opportunity to take positive action to ensure an improved future environment.

The program includes these part-time courses:

  • Elements of Renewable Energy Systems
  • Programmable Relays and Analog Devices
  • Programmable Logic Controllers
  • Variable Frequency Drives & Electrical Machines in Renewable Energy Systems
  • Installation of Fluid-driven Renewable Energy Systems
  • Installation of Geothermal & Solar Thermal Renewable Energy Systems
  • Installation of Photovoltaic Renewable Energy Systems
  • Energy Storage and Fuel Cells

Courses start this month, as well as in April and September.

For more information, contact Ted Simmons, Chief Instructor, at Ted_Simmons@bcit.ca or visit www.bcit.ca/study/programs/6185adcert.

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