Chiller Plant Operations and Maintenance Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply safe work practices and procedures when operating chiller plant systems.
• Demonstrate the ability to start up, monitor, and shut down chiller plant equipment.
• Analyze chiller plant performance data to identify operational issues and inefficiencies.
• Implement routine maintenance tasks including cleaning, inspection, and replacement of components.
• Evaluate system faults and perform basic troubleshooting to restore normal operation.
• Document maintenance activities and report on system status according to organizational standards.

Target Audience

This course is designed for plant operators, maintenance technicians, and facilities managers responsible for chiller plant operations and maintenance in commercial, industrial, or institutional buildings.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions are integral to this course, allowing learners to apply theoretical knowledge to real chiller plant equipment. These sessions cover safe operation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance optimization under instructor supervision.

Practical Activities

• Chiller Plant Walkthrough and Safety Induction — Learners tour a chiller plant, identify major components, and practice safety protocols including lockout/tagout. (2h)
• Start-Up and Shutdown Procedures — Learners perform complete start-up and shutdown sequences on an operational chiller, monitoring parameters and recording data. (3h)
• Preventive Maintenance Tasks — Learners perform routine maintenance tasks including oil level checks, belt tensioning, condenser cleaning, and sensor calibration. (4h)
• Troubleshooting Common Faults — Learners diagnose and rectify simulated faults such as low refrigerant, high head pressure, and electrical issues using diagnostic tools. (4h)
• Performance Optimization and BMS Interaction — Learners adjust setpoints, implement energy-saving strategies, and interact with a BMS to monitor and log performance data. (3h)

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.