Power System Operator Fundamentals Course
Product details
Build the operating picture behind every decision.
Connect grid physics, equipment state, communications, and verification. Practice reading one-lines and resolving conflicting system evidence.
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For: New control-room trainees and utility onboarding teams.
At a glance: 7 modules · 27 lessons · 50 scored scenarios · 12–15 hours.
Access: 365 days of self-paced learning in the EPG Solutions member area.
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What is included, syllabus & completion
A new operator can memorize the vocabulary and still hesitate when the one-line, alarms, limits, and field reports stop agreeing.
This course builds the operating picture underneath those decisions. Learners connect grid physics, equipment state, functional responsibility, communications, and verification so the next action is based on system evidence—not a remembered definition.
What learners will be able to do
- Trace the electric system from resource to customer and distinguish the full system from the defined Bulk Electric System footprint.
- Use voltage, current, impedance, MW, Mvar, and MVA to explain equipment loading and system behavior.
- Match RC, BA, TOP, GOP/GO, TO, and DP responsibilities to a stated operating condition without treating the roles as a corporate hierarchy.
- Interpret frequency, Reporting ACE, interchange, generation, storage, and transmission flow together.
- Read a one-line, challenge stale or contradictory topology, and separate display status from isolation and a personnel-protection clearance.
- Select condition-specific voltage and reactive-power responses within stated capability, electrical location, plan, and authority.
- Interpret protection, reclosing, backup clearing, breaker-failure, and Misoperation evidence.
- Close oral two-party and written or burst Operating Instructions with the protocol appropriate to the communication method.
- Write factual logs and transfer unfinished control loops during shift turnover.
What is included
- 7 structured modules and 27 learner-visible lessons.
- 9 original teaching boards built for one-lines, disturbances, voltage, protection, communications, roles, decision-making, and turnover.
- Worked examples and commit-before-reveal retrieval practice in every teaching and review lesson.
- 6 mandatory five-question module checks plus a 20-question final assessment.
- 50 unique scored scenarios with item-specific rationales, distractor explanations, official-source links, and targeted remediation.
- An EPG Solutions completion certificate after course requirements are met.
Course map
- System and Reliability Foundations.
- Balance, Generation, and Frequency.
- Transmission, Substations, and Topology.
- Voltage and Reactive Power.
- Protection and Control.
- Communication and Operating Discipline.
- Integrated Fundamentals Practice.
Who should take it
New control-room trainees, generation and transmission personnel, utility onboarding cohorts, engineering or compliance staff who need operator context, and future certification candidates who need a precise fundamentals layer first.
Before you enroll
- Format
- Self-paced online course delivered through the EPG Solutions member portal.
- Estimated study time
- Approximately 12–15 hours for a careful first pass, including worked examples, practice records, assessments, and remediation.
- Access term
- 365 days from paid enrollment.
- Assessment standard
- Each mandatory assessment requires 80% or higher. Explanations and targeted remediation appear after submission.
- Prerequisites
- No prior certification is required. The course begins with an electrical and equipment primer.
- Completion
- An EPG Solutions completion certificate is available after course requirements are met.
What happens after purchase
- Shopify confirms the paid order using the email entered at checkout.
- Tevello creates the 365-day course enrollment and sends the access email.
- Use the member-area link in that email to begin or resume the course.
Technology and support
Use a current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari with cookies and JavaScript enabled and a stable internet connection. A desktop or tablet is recommended for detailed teaching boards and longer assessments. For access help or group enrollment, contact EPG Solutions. Review the refund policy before purchase.
Workplace source control: Current official standards, approved entity procedures, Operating Plans, switching orders, clearances, limits, assignments, and valid real-time Operating Instructions govern operational and compliance decisions.
From enrollment to your first lesson
- Complete your purchase using the email you want associated with the course.
- Open your course-access email. After payment is confirmed, your enrollment is created and the email links you to the EPG Solutions member area.
- Begin with the course introduction, then work through the lessons, practice, and assessments at your own pace. Your course access lasts 365 days.
Missing your access email? Check your spam folder, then email access support with your order number and purchasing email.
Use a current browser and a stable internet connection. A desktop or tablet and a PDF reader are recommended for detailed teaching boards and fillable worksheets.
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