Version Effective: 9th of February, 2021
Version Effective: 9th of February, 2021

NACC83083 - Short Course in Interpreting Technical and Engineering Drawings and Basic Hydraulics (flow)

Course Details

Course Summary

This non-accredited Short Course has been designed by CQUniversity client, NRG Gladstone Operating Services (NRG), based in the Gladstone area. The client has requested that CQUniversity assist with the upskilling of a specific cohort of NRG employees who require updated knowledge in the area of technical and engineering drawings as well as basic hydraulics for their role within NRG. This course is to be delivered as a two-day workshop course for this specific cohort on 9th and 10th February (two full days) at the CQUniversity Gladstone Campus.

See below course learning outcomes. There is no assessment for this course.

This course is not for the general public and is not to be placed onto the CQUniversity Website/Handbook or advertised. It is advised that the client may have other staff who require this training throughout the first six-months of 2021, however other workshop dates are yet to be confirmed. All 2021 intake dates have been selected to ensure availabilities can be added and scheduled when/if required by the client. 

Above listed price of $3,800 is per workshop (two days). This workshop costing caters for delivery up to 10 participants. 


Entry Requirements

This is a non-accredited course designed for a specific cohort of NRG employees to expand their knowledge base in the area of technical and engineered drawing interpretation (day 1) as well as basic hydraulics (day 2). There is no assessment for this course. Participants already possess technical skills for their role within NRG, however upskilling is required. CQUniversity are supporting their client, NRG, to upskill their staff members where required.


Course Details

Course Type Short Course (Non-accredited)
Student Availability
  • Domestic
Fees For detailed information on Course Fees, visit www.cqu.edu.au/fees
Application Mode
  • Direct To University
How to Apply The VET Contracts Management Team will enrol the participants for this course. 
Study Area
  • Apprenticeships, Trades & Training
Skill Area
  • Utilities

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes
Not Applicable
International Students
CRICOS Codes
Not Applicable

Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations

This is a non-accredited course designed for a specific cohort of NRG employees to expand their knowledge base in the area of technical and engineered drawing interpretation (day 1) as well as basic hydraulics (day 2). There is no assessment for this course. Participants already possess technical skills for their role within NRG, however upskilling is required. CQUniversity are supporting their client, NRG, to upskill their staff members where required. 

Course Structures

Study Mode Definitions

  • Online: Online courses provide the flexibility to study without normally requiring a student to visit a campus. Course content is studied through a number of means including the use of online discussion forums, electronic library resources, by contacting lecturers and teachers, and receiving study materials online/electronically. Work integrated learning, including placements, may be included in some courses.
  • On-campus: Students studying in on-campus mode typically are expected to attend and participate in regular, structured on-campus teaching and learning activities throughout the University’s academic term. These activities may include lectures, tutorials, workshops and practice, online or other activities and normally will be timetabled at a CQUniversity campus or approved delivery site.
  • Mixed Mode: Students studying in mixed mode will participate in a combination of online learning activities in addition to site-specific learning activities, which may include residential schools, co-op placements and/or work-integrated learning as a compulsory requirement of a unit. The additional site-specific learning activities are what differentiates a mixed-mode unit from an online unit.

*All study modes may include Vocational placement and/or work integrated learning.

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Course Learning Outcomes

Day 1 Instrumentation Drawings 

a) Process diagrams and engineering drawings

b) Process symbols

c) Use of process diagrams and the information they contain

d) Process flow diagrams

e) P&ID diagrams

f) Various equipment relationships

Day 2 Hydraulics (FLOW)

(a) Describe the basic principles of fluid (liquid and gas) flow in closed conduits

(b) Use the various units of fluid flow and flow rate

(c) Understand the difference between volumetric and mass flow

(d) Determine the Reynolds Number of a flowing fluid

(e) Describe the behaviour of fluid flow in pipes including: the causes of non-axisymmetric velocity profiles and swirl, single and multi-phase flow and hydraulic noise

(f) Describe the various devices used to correct the flow profile and eliminate swirl

(g) Understand the terminology relating to flow measurement

(h) Determine the pressure loss due to friction

(i) Understand the basic principles of integration to obtain total quantity and rate of flow

(j) Understand the primary uses of flow meters.

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