Nitec in Technology - Chemical Process Technology
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Overview
Course Duration
1 year 6 months
Campus where course is offered
ITE College East
Course Certification
Nitec
This course prepares you for a profession in the chemical or biologics-pharmaceutical processing field. You will acquire skills to operate, monitor and control continuous or batch processes, maintain safety, health & environmental standards, and perform quality control in the biologics, petrochemical or pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.
The course duration is 1.5 years to 3 years.
What you'll learn
- Maintain safety, health and environmental standards in the biologics, petrochemicals, bio-pharmaceuticals and process industries
- Organise storage and logistics of materials
- Handle, store and transport chemical materials
- Prepare for manufacturing process
- Operate, monitor and control continuous or batch processes
- Operate process plant and equipment
- Maintain product quality
- Provide routine and preventive maintenance and services to processes, equipment and instrumentation in the petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and process industries
- Perform startup and shutdown operation in biologics, petrochemicals, and bio-pharmaceutical processes
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Entry Requirements
- 2 GCE ‘O’ Level Grades (Grade 1-8) in any two subjects; or
- 3 GCE ‘N’ Level Passes (Grade A-D or Grade 1-5) in Mathematics or Science and two other subjects; or
- Workplace Literacy & Numeracy (WPLN) Level 5 in Speaking and Listening, and Level 4 in Reading and Numeracy.
Note:
Applicant must be free from colour appreciation deficiency.
Progression Opportunities
Career Opportunities
Nitec in Technology - Chemical Process Technology graduates are employed by companies in the Petrochemical, Bio-pharmaceutical and Process Instrumentation industries. Some of the job titles held by graduates include Process Technician, Operation Technician, Plant Maintenance Technician, Process Instrument Technician and Engineering Assistant.