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Commissioning and Maintenance Internship
8 short weeks. Free. Start any date.
By Wartens Ltd (UK), delivered through EDWartens.
- Free
- Online
- Any start date
- 1 week to 24 months
Who it suits
Made for beginners.
- Students of electrical, electronics, instrumentation and mechatronics.
- Anyone who wants to learn how a system is checked, powered up, fault-found, maintained and handed over.
- Read the notes on a phone, a tablet or a laptop.
What you will learn
Eight weeks, one picture each
Week 1
Commissioning, safely
Explain the stages of commissioning, isolate a panel safely and keep a clear test record.
Week 2
Checks before power
Run the dead checks on a new panel and power it up in the right order.
Week 3
I/O and loop checks
Test every input and output against an I/O list, check a 4-20 mA loop at five points and record the results on a loop sheet.
Week 4
Motors and drives
Read a motor nameplate, prove the direction of rotation, set an overload, do a first VFD set-up and test the E-STOP chain.
Week 5
Fault-finding
Fault-find a stopped machine step by step, change one thing at a time and write the corrective record.
Week 6
Maintenance strategies
Tell the four maintenance strategies apart, write a panel checklist and read MTBF and MTTR.
Week 7
Condition monitoring
Explain how thermography, vibration, insulation trends and visual checks spot trouble early, and rank findings by priority.
Week 8
Functional testing, SAT and handover
Test cause and effect, interlocks and alarms, keep a punch list, run a SAT and hand over a complete pack.
Practice, if you like
Test and fault-find a panel in the Panel Lab.
- Five Panel Lab tasks, from a first isolation to the packing cell.
- Isolate, test dead, then test live, as you would on a real site.
- A factory acceptance test (FAT) shows PASS or FAIL for each check.
- Best on a laptop or tablet. A phone works for reading and the meter.
Your pace
Choose a start date and a length.
Any length from 1 week to 24 months. Start on any date from today. Retry the weekly checks and the final quiz as often as you like.
Certificate and documents
Want proof? Add it later.
Questions
Quick answers
Is the Commissioning and Maintenance internship really free?
Yes. Joining is free and so are all eight weeks, the weekly checks and the final quiz. You pay only if you choose an optional add-on.
How long can I take?
Any length from 1 week to 24 months. You pick a start date and can change your plan later. All eight weeks are open from day one.
What do I need?
A laptop or tablet for the Panel Lab, and a spreadsheet for checklists and records. A phone is fine for reading the notes and taking the checks.
What will I actually do?
You read short notes with diagrams, watch a few videos and take an easy check each week. Five weeks end with a Panel Lab task, such as isolating a panel, doing a loop check or finding a hidden fault. The other weeks have a written exercise.
How does the Panel Lab check my work?
You work on a panel on screen, then run a factory acceptance test (FAT): a table of tests with the result you expect and the result you see. The Panel Lab shows PASS or FAIL for each test. The tasks are optional practice.
Is there a certificate?
A certificate of completion is an optional paid document, issued by Wartens Ltd (UK). It has a QR code and a number, so anyone can verify it at edwartens.com/verification. The lessons stay free.
Is this a paid position?
No. It is training, not employment. Nothing is paid to you, and nothing here promises work with any company.
Do I need experience?
No. Basic electrical knowledge, such as volts, amps and a simple circuit, is enough. The first week teaches safe isolation and live-dead-live testing before anything else.
Your first lesson is free.
- No card to start
- Start any date
- Verify with a QR code