The Competent Engineer Education & Assessment Program addresses nine competency areas:
Pipeline Design and O&M
Corrosion Control
Equipment & Material/Selection Testing
Telemetry
Metering & Regulator Station Design
Integrity Decisions
Development of Engineering & Operation Standards
Control Room Management
Asset Management

This program will enhance the students’ foundational understanding of natural gas systems and the natural gas industry, including an overview of federal and state regulations in the areas of system design, delivery, operations and maintenance. Technical knowledge acumen is built through applying these areas of foundational understanding to system-specific areas of expertise.

Students will also develop and understand operator-specific requirements that address each unique pipeline system and the processes each company uses to operate and maintain them.

On the final day of the four-week course, the engineers knowledge is tested in a rigorous four-hour exam. The exam results are scored, and each student is provided with an Assessment and Gap Analysis of opportunities for future learning based on their individual test results.