Two-Day Face-to-Face Complete Power Transformer Lifecycle: From Birth to Retirement CPD Course
The University of Queensland’s Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre (TIC) is pleased to announce a two-day face-to-face CPD course in Brisbane focusing on the complete power transformer lifecycle: from birth to retirement.
This course will provide the background information necessary along with practical experience from industry experts to understand the transformer lifecycle considering specification, design review, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), maintenance and end of life. This course is geared to procurement, asset strategies, operations and maintenance managers and engineers in generation, transmission and distribution, renewables manufacturing mining industrial and infrastructure organisation.
When:
Thursday and Friday 9 to 10 July 2026 8:30am-5:40pm
Where:
University of Queensland St Lucia Campus, Brisbane, Queensland
Key outcomes:
- Understand the basic of the full transformer life cycle from birth to retirement.
- Be exposed to the experience of transformer users, such as power Utilities, when dealing with the full transformer life cycle.
- Develop and appreciation for the ever-changing specification of transformers as well as the evolving practice of FAT and SAT.
Presenters:
- The presenters in this course will include industry experts from:
- Manufacturers/suppliers of Transformers and oils.
- Transmission and distribution Utilities.
- Service and testing organizations.
- Researchers from University of Queensland.
Who should attend?
- Procurement, Asset Strategists, maintenance managers and engineers.
- Generation, transmission, and distribution personnel.
- Consultants, designers and operations staff in the renewables, manufacturing, mining, industrial and infrastructure groups.
- Yong engineers just starting out in their career in Power.
Program
Price
TIC Industry Platinum Members
One Complimentary attendee
(Conditions Apply). Please contact your organisations TIC representative.
Platinum Members additional attendees:
$1300 + GST pp.
Non-TIC Members
$2000 + GST pp.
Venue
Andrew N. Liveris Building (Building Number 46),
Room 371 Collaborative Room,
The University of Queensland,
St Lucia Campus.
View the venue on Google Maps below:
Enquires
For enquires please contact Dr Shawn Nielsen, TIC Manager at shawn.nielsen@uq.edu.au, or email us at transformer@itee.uq.edu.au
Registration
Registration and payment can be done via the UQ Payments website:
Flyer
The flyer for this course can be downloaded below:
About Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre webinar and CPD courses
The Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre (TIC) will deliver several webinars and CPD courses. Our Continuing Professional Development courses are designed to fill the training gaps for personnel working in electrical utilities, generation, renewables, mining oil and gas, manufacturers, and service staff.
These webinars will typically be 1 hour to 4 hours long and offer great learning outcomes at low cost. The CPD courses will typically be face-to-face over 2 days offer great learning outcomes at low cost.