Industrial Ventilation Systems Training

Learning Outcomes

• Explain the principles of industrial ventilation and their application in controlling occupational hazards.
• Design effective local exhaust ventilation and general dilution ventilation systems.
• Evaluate ventilation system performance using appropriate measurement techniques.
• Apply relevant South African legislation and standards to ventilation system design and maintenance.
• Demonstrate procedures for commissioning, testing, and maintaining ventilation systems.
• Analyze workplace exposure data to determine ventilation requirements.

Target Audience

Health and safety practitioners, engineers, technicians, and facility managers responsible for workplace air quality and ventilation system performance.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals form an integral part of this course, allowing learners to apply theoretical knowledge to real ventilation components and systems. Through guided exercises in measuring airflow, balancing ducts, and troubleshooting, learners develop essential skills for installation, maintenance, and compliance testing.

Practical Activities

• Airflow Measurement and Duct Traverse — Learners use a pitot tube and manometer to measure velocity pressure at multiple points in a duct and calculate average airflow. (4h)
• Hood Performance Evaluation — Learners measure capture velocity and static pressure on a local exhaust hood and adjust hood position to optimize capture efficiency. (4h)
• Fan Curve and System Balancing — Learners measure fan static pressure and airflow, plot the fan curve, and adjust dampers to balance a multi-branch duct system. (4h)
• System Troubleshooting and Maintenance — Learners diagnose common faults (e.g., duct leakage, fan belt slip, filter blockage) and perform corrective actions on a training rig. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.