Crude Oil Processing Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply principles of crude oil composition and properties to identify processing requirements.
• Demonstrate safe handling and storage procedures for crude oil and its fractions.
• Implement separation and treatment processes to produce specification-grade products.
• Analyze process parameters to optimize yield and quality while minimizing environmental impact.
• Evaluate emergency response procedures and risk mitigation strategies in crude oil processing.
• Design basic process flow diagrams for crude oil processing units.

Target Audience

This course is designed for process operators, technicians, and supervisors working in the petroleum industry, as well as individuals seeking to enter the field of crude oil processing.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions are integral to this course, allowing learners to apply theoretical knowledge to hands-on activities. They reinforce understanding of separation processes, quality testing, and process control, which are essential for safe and efficient crude oil processing.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Distillation Column Simulation — Learners operate a lab-scale distillation column or a computer simulation to separate a crude oil surrogate into fractions and observe temperature profiles. (2h)
• Practical 2: Crude Oil Quality Testing — Learners perform standard laboratory tests on crude oil samples, including density, viscosity, and water content, and compare results to specifications. (2h)
• Practical 3: Process Control and Troubleshooting — Using a simulated control panel, learners adjust process parameters to maintain product quality and respond to simulated faults. (2h)

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.