There are several Courses offered at Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba. The list of courses is below.
Certificate Courses
INTERNATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION PROGRAMMES
The following programmes are being developed in partnership with IFP, City and Guilds, Industry and development partners
| S/N | PROGRAMME NANE | LEVEL | DURATION |
| 1 | IVQ-UPO-International Vocational Qualification in Upstream Petroleum Operations | Foundation Level 1 Level 2 | 1 month 2 months 7 months |
| 2 | IVQ-DPO-International Vocational Qualification in Downstream Petroleum Operations | Foundation Level 1 Level 2 | 1 month 2 months 7 months |
| 3 | IVQ-MM-International Vocational Qualification in Mechanical Maintenance | Foundation Level 1 Level 2 | 1 months 2 months 7 months |
| 4 | IVQ-EM-International Vocational Qualification in Electrical Maintenance | Foundation Level 1 Level 2 | 1 month 2 months 7 months |
| 5 | IVQ-IM-International Vocational Qualification in Instrumentation Maintenance | Foundation Level 1 Level 2 | 1 month 2 months 7 months |
| 6 | IVQ-WFP-International Vocational Qualification in Welding, Fabrication & Pipework | Foundation Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 | 2 months 3 months 3 months 4 months |
| 7 | IVQ-HSE-International Vocational Qualification in Health, Safety and Environment | Level 1 | 2 weeks |
Eligible Candidates should have:
Prior learning in the relevant field or at least one Year’s Industrial experience.
Diploma in Downstream Petroleum Operations (DDPO)
This two year diploma in Downstream Petroleum Operations (DDPO) curriculum is aimed at producing down stream petroleum technicians who are relevant to the industry and world of work. It is learner-centred and competence-based and emphasises acquisition of skills by the learners through practical teaching and execution of projects.
DDPO Course Details
Programme Overview
Downstream is the final, and most varied, part of the oil and gas process. This could range from the refining of crude oil and processing and purifying natural gas, through to sales, marketing, product distribution and retail, and everything in between. It also includes the manufacture of petrochemicals and plastics. The downstream sector reaches consumers through products such as gasoline or petrol, kerosene or jet fuel, diesel, oil lubricants, waxes, asphalt, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
Petrochemicals are chemical products made from the hydrocarbons feed stocks which are a basis of the petrochemical industries, namely methane, ethylene, propylene, butanes, butadiene, benzene, toluene, and xylenes.
The petrochemical end products from those plants include plastics, (electronic equipment & furniture) soaps, detergents, solvents, paints, drugs, fertilizer, pesticides, explosives, synthetic textile fibers and rubbers, flooring and insulating materials, clothing antifreeze, pharmaceuticals (aspirin), cosmetics and much more.
Prospects for Downstream Operations Program
These graduates may opt to further their skills and education by offering a certificated and eventually a degree in any of the following areas:
i. Applied Chemical Engineering.
ii. Process engineering
ii) Any other related course/ programme
Objectives of the Programme
The main objective of the Diploma in Down Stream Petroleum Operations. (DDPO) is to equip trainees with the expertise needed to solve problems in the downstream sector and induce practical skills that will enable them to maintain safe facilities in the sector.
The programme will:
- Prepare students for a career in the oil and gas industry.
- Provide students with high-quality programmes that will equip them with knowledge and skills that will give them a competitive edge on the oil & Gas job market;
- Provide students with the underlying rudiments of the oil and gas value chain in terms of technical services and socio-ethical issues relevant to the local Oil and Gas industry.
- Expose students to a wide range of skills relevant to the local oil industry, thereby building human resource capacities for the oil and gas sector particularly for oil and gas reserves acquisition, design and development; maintenance and oil economics.
- Develop human-centred critical and analytical thinking abilities of students.
- Expose students to the dignity of labour through field visits in collaboration with industrial players in the Oil and Gas industry including hands-on training through internships.
- Establish partnerships with oil and gas industry players as a way of enriching the quality of the programme both locally and internationally.
- Inculcating health, safety, and environmental conservation so that the learners will implement downstream activities in a sustainable manner.
- Expose the students the underlying rudiments of the petroleum operations in terms of technical services and socio-ethical issues relevant to the local Oil and Gas industry.
About 70% of the total contact hours will be devoted to developing practical skills. The skills will be developed through demonstrations within the controlled conditions of the laboratories, and further during industrial training and field visits at relevant facilities. Classroom learning will be learner-centred, with the lecturer playing the role of a guide in the learning process. Attitude to teamwork will be emphasized throughout the training process.
Learning Outcomes
After going through the DDPO Programme, the graduate will be able to:
(i) Apply the acquired knowledge and technical skills to sustain operations in the downstream operations.
(ii) Integrate health, safety and environment standards in the workplace;
(iii) Conserve the environment and biodiversity during the implementation of day-to-day activities;
(iv) Demonstrate the ability of maintenance of downstream facilities.
Entry Requirements
Considering the technical nature of the programme a candidate with science backgrounds shall be eligible for admission on meeting any of the following minimum qualifications:
a) Category A: Direct Entry: (A’ Level Entry)
Applicant must have at least two principal passes in Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics.
a Subsidiary Pass in any of the following is added advantage:
Information technology, Technical Drawing & Biology.
b) Category B: Mature age entry
Applicant must have age 25 years or above, credit passes in Mathematics, English, General Science, and petrol chemical experience.
c) Category C: Certificate Entry Scheme:
A credit Advanced or National Certificate in any of the following engineering
• Electronics
• Welding and Fabrication
• Electrical Installation Systems and Maintenance
• Machining and Fitting
• Plumbing.
• Electronics Technology etc
d) Category E: Oil and Gas Professionals
(i) Applicant must have at least one year experience in the oil and gas or petrol chemical industry-related programs:
Application Procedures
• JAB applications
• Direct applications to the Institute.
Duration
The DDPO shall be taught in two academic years i.e. four semesters and the two Recess Terms for Industrial Training.
Credit Units Per Course
Fifteen (15) contact hours of class teaching are equivalent to one credit unit (CU). While 30 hours of practical work are equivalent to 1 CU. The CUs for each course unit shows the weight of each course.
Course Units in the DPPO Programme
Year I Semester I
| Course Code | Course Name | LH | PH | CH | CU |
| DDPO 1101 | Health, Safety & Environment | 31 | 28 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 1102 | Overview of oil and gas Industry | 41 | 08 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 1103 | Introduction to Chemical and Process Engineering | 38 | 44 | 60 | 4 |
| DDPO 1104 | Separation Process | 39 | 42 | 60 | 4 |
| DDPO 1105 | Engineering Drawing | 31 | 24 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 1106 | Applied Physics & Mathematics I | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 1107 | Entrepreneurship and life skills | 32 | 26 | 45 | 3 |
| Total Hours and Credit Units | 23 |
Year I Semester II
| Course Code | Course Name | LH | PH | CH | CU |
| DDPO 1201 | Workplace Safety & Management | 32 | 26 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 1202 | Refining Operations | 50 | 20 | 60 | 4 |
| DDPO 1203 | Piping Engineering | 23 | 74 | 60 | 4 |
| DDPO 1204 | Fluid Dynamics | 28 | 34 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 1205 | Process Dynamics and Control | 28 | 34 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 1206 | Applied Physics & Mathematics II | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 1207 | Information and Communication Technology (ICT) | 24 | 42 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 1208 | On The Job Training I | 0 | 150 | 75 | 5 |
| Total Hours and Credit Units | 28 |
Year II Semester I
| Course Code | Course Name | LH | PH | CH | CU |
| DDPO 2101 | Petrochemical processes | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 2102 | Energy & Thermal Equipment | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 2103 | Rotating Equipment | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 2104 | Process and Plant Design | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 2105 | Instrumentation and Controls I | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 2106 | Downstraeem Contracts, Economics and Project Management | 60 | 0 | 60 | 4 |
| DDPO 2107 | Research Methods | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| Total Hours and Credit Units | 22 |
Year II Semester II
| Course Code | Course Name | LH | PH | CH | CU |
| DDPO 2201 | Waste Management | 36 | 18 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 2202 | Natural Gas Engineering | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 2203 | Maintenance & Works Supervision | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 2204 | Petroleum Products Analysis and Handling | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 2205 | Materials Technology | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 2206 | Basic Industrial Electricity, Safety and Protection | 21 | 48 | 45 | 3 |
| DDPO 2207 | Student Project | 0 | 150 | 75 | 5 |
| DDPO 2208 | Industrial Training / OJT II | 0 | 150 | 75 | 5 |
| Total Hours and Credit Units | 28 | ||||
| Total Graduation Load ( 25+28+22+28) | 101 |
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