Kappa Tau Consulting

Process Operator Training

City & Guilds Process Technology Level 2 Details of Modules
Students study Five Core Modules and Two Options

Module Lesson Topics Exam Format
Calculations
(Core Module)
  • Electronic Calculators
  • Fractions and Decimals
  • Averages, Percentages, Ratios and Proportions
  • Pictorial Representation of IRnformationm
  • Graphical Representations
  • Formulae and Mathematical Transformations
  • Formulae for Areas and Volumes
On-line Exam
30 minutes
20 Multiple choice questions
Process Science
(Core Module)
  • Metric Units and SI System
  • Properties and States of Matter
  • Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
  • Heat, Temperature and Gas Laws
  • Thermal Conductivity, Latent and Specific Heat
  • Basic Electricity and Ohms Law
  • Electrical Units and Electric Circuits
  • Series and Parallel Resistors
  • Generation of Electricity
  • Work, Energy and Power
  • Viscosity, Humidity and Density
  • Basic Principles of Pressure and Flow in Fluids
On-line Exam
30 minutes
20 Multiple choice questions
Chemistry
(Core Module)
  • Physical and chemical changes
  • Elements, compounds and mixtures
  • Symbols and chemical formulae
  • Valency
  • Atomic and formula masses
  • Chemical reaction and equations
  • Solutions and Solubility
  • Impurities in water and Removing Them
  • Ionic and Covalent Bonds
  • Electrolysis
  • Acids, bases, alkalis and salts
  • Introduction to organic chemistry
Paper exam
60 minutes
40 multiple choice questions
Plant and Plant Services
(Core Module)
  • Construction and Components of Pipework Systems
  • Construction, operation and application of heat exchange equipment
  • Production and distribution of the major industrial plant services
  • Safety hazards associated with the above
Paper exam
60 minutes
40 multiple choice questions
Health, Safety
and Environmental Issues
(Core Module)
  • General regulations relating to health and safety at work legislation
  • Environmental issues in the workplace.
Paper exam
30 minutes
20 multiple choice questions
Communications and
Information Technology
(Core Module)
  • Technical documentation
  • Word-processing
  • Spreadsheets.
3 assignments on home PC
Submitted via email
Optional Modules (Choose two)
Option 1:
Fluid Processing
  • Processing and Storage Equipment
  • Distillation
  • Absorption
  • Liquid/liquid Extraction
  • Safety Hazards
Paper exam
30 minutes
20 multiple choice questions
Option 2:
Solids Processing
  • Processing and Storage Equipment
  • Size Reduction and Classification
  • Evaporation
  • Crystallisation
  • Separation of Insoluble Solids from Liquids
  • Leaching (solvent extraction)
  • Drying
  • Safety hazards
Paper exam
30 minutes
20 multiple choice questions
Option 3:
Instrumentation
Measurement and Control
  • Construction, operation and application of measuring instruments
  • Measurement of pressure, flow, level, temperature, humidity, viscosity and density
  • Basis of Operation of automatic control systems
  • Fundamentals of computer control.
Paper exam
30 minutes
20 multiple choice questions

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