Course Description
Process Engineering Essentials Training Course provides a structured foundation in upstream and downstream process control and optimisation across oil, gas, petrochemical, and chemical industries. This Process Engineering Essentials Training Course focuses on core engineering principles required to understand and improve industrial process performance.
Participants will explore key topics such as heat and mass transfer, fluid flow, reaction engineering, distillation, and separation processes. The course also emphasizes process safety, risk management, and troubleshooting techniques to ensure reliable and efficient plant operations.
This Process Engineering Training Course integrates economic considerations, helping participants understand cost drivers and make informed decisions during process design and project development. Through practical examples and real-world case studies, learners will gain the confidence to analyse systems, optimise performance, and contribute to safer and more efficient operations in complex industrial environments.
What you will achieve
Process Engineering Essentials Training Course Objectives focus on strengthening technical knowledge and practical skills required for effective process control and optimisation. The course equips participants to evaluate system performance and apply engineering principles in real operational scenarios.
By attending this Process Engineering Essentials Training Course, participants will be able to:
- Understand fundamental process engineering principles and industrial applications
- Apply concepts of heat transfer, fluid flow, and separation processes in operations
- Interpret process behaviour and improve upstream and downstream performance
- Perform basic process design, equipment sizing, and engineering calculations
- Apply safety principles and risk management practices using real incident insights
- Evaluate economic factors and cost implications in process design and projects
- Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to support operational improvements
How the course is delivered
Process Engineering Essentials Training Course Learning Methods combine theoretical instruction with practical application to ensure a comprehensive and engaging learning experience. The course is delivered using a variety of interactive and industry-focused techniques.
Participants will benefit from expert-led lectures covering essential engineering concepts, supported by guided discussions that connect theory to real plant operations. Problem-solving exercises allow learners to apply calculations and analytical methods to common industrial challenges.
The Process Engineering Essentials Training Course incorporates case studies from oil, gas, and chemical sectors to demonstrate real-world process behaviour, troubleshooting, and optimisation strategies. Group interaction encourages knowledge sharing and cross-functional learning, enhancing overall understanding.
Visual tools and practical examples further support comprehension of complex topics such as process control, heat transfer, and separation systems. This approach ensures participants develop the skills needed to improve process performance, safety, and cost efficiency in industrial environments.
Designed for
Process Engineering Essentials Training Course is designed for professionals working in process-driven industries who require a strong foundation in engineering principles and operational efficiency. It supports both technical and non-technical roles involved in upstream and downstream operations.
This Process Engineering Training Course is suitable for:
- Plant and operations managers responsible for efficiency and safety
- Petroleum and production engineers involved in daily plant activities
- Junior and trainee process engineers developing core technical skills
- Chemists and research staff requiring process-focused understanding
- Business and project professionals evaluating cost and performance factors
- Maintenance and technical personnel supporting process equipment and systems
Daily programme
- Mass and energy balances
- Process & Engineering Diagrams
- Flammability
- Electrical (Hazardous) areas classification
- Risk Management and Hazard Studies
- Troubleshooting of process equipment
- Pressure and head & Bernoulli's theorem
- Flow of liquids, Reynolds number and pressure drop in pipes
- Two-phase and multi-phase flow
- Enthalpy and thermodynamics
- Principle of process relief devices and process design of relief systems
- Mechanical Equipment – Pumps, Compressors & Mixers
- Heat Transfer Mechanisms
- Empathy and thermodynamics
- Heat transfer coefficients and calculation
- Heat exchangers, type and sizing
- Reactor Types
- Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
- Chemical reactions & kinetics
- Green Chemistry & Engineering and Sustainability
- Phase behaviour and vapour/liquid equilibria
- Gas/Liquid separation
- Distillation equipment - Columns and vessels
- Troubleshooting of process equipment
- Overview of Other Separation Processes
- Effluent treatment in refinery and petrochemical industries
- Classification of control systems
- Measured variables
- Simple feedback control and other control methods
- Preliminary economic analysis
- Fixed and variable costs, break even analysis
- Estimating the cost of process equipment and plants
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
