SSG LEARNING / COURSE CATALOGUE
Learn it. Test it. Take it to the field.
Build power-industry fluency through focused courses for new entrants and working technicians developing a new specialty.
11 courses4 tracks2 skill levels
FOUNDATIONS TO INTERMEDIATE
Choose your next learning path
Start with the path that fits your experience, build practical knowledge, and move forward at your own pace.
FOUNDATIONS 01Beginner
01 / Career Start
Build the electrical fluency behind field testing, protection, commissioning, and grid operations through five guided modules and a scored final assessment.
- Electrical quantities and AC
- Three-phase power
- Frequency and grid mechanics
- Reactive power and voltage
- Faults and protection
20 lessons4h 50m
Explore course →FOUNDATIONS 02Beginner
02 / Career Start
Build the planning discipline behind electrical field testing through job briefings, hazardous-energy control, absence-of-voltage verification, PPE, instrument readiness, data quality, and closeout.
- Job briefings and test boundaries
- LOTO, clearances, and verification
- PPE and instrument readiness
- Data quality and closeout
20 lessons4h 35m
Explore course →APPARATUS 01Beginner
03 / Apparatus
Learn the equipment families, standards, field workflow, and comparison mindset behind professional electrical apparatus testing.
- Eight apparatus families
- Acceptance vs. maintenance
- Comparative test data
- Field workflow and reporting
20 lessons5h 00m
Explore course →APPARATUS 02Intermediate
04 / Apparatus
Classify panelboards, switchboards, low-voltage switchgear, metal-clad and interrupter gear, MCCs, pad-mounted equipment, and GIS through construction, standards, devices, and field scope.
- Gear ladder and product standards
- Metal-enclosed and metal-clad construction
- Drawout cells, interlocks, and test boundaries
- Arc-resistant, MCC, pad-mounted, and GIS equipment
20 lessons4h 40m
Explore course →APPARATUS 03Intermediate
05 / Apparatus
Build a complete transformer condition story through asset identification, electrical and dielectric tests, mechanical diagnostics, tap changers, fluid analysis, comparison, and reporting.
- Nameplates, test boundaries, and sequence
- TTR, vector checks, and winding resistance
- Power factor, capacitance, and bushings
- SFRA, tap changers, oil, and DGA
20 lessons5h 15m
Explore course →APPARATUS 04Intermediate
06 / Apparatus
Choose the right measurement, control instrument readiness and setup, preserve raw evidence, compare results honestly, and turn field readings into defensible reports.
- Instrument selection and calibration
- Insulation and low resistance
- Breaker, relay, and cable platforms
- Data comparison and reporting
20 lessons5h 15m
Explore course →PROTECTION 01Intermediate
07 / Relay & P&C
Follow the complete protection chain through zones, instrument transformers, relay elements, logic, testing, commissioning, and event analysis.
- Protection zones and elements
- CT and VT measurement
- Relay testing and commissioning
- Events and career fluency
20 lessons5h 00m
Explore course →GRID 01Beginner
08 / Grid Systems
Understand how the Eastern, Western, and Texas interconnections operate, stay synchronized, and exchange power through controlled ties.
- Three interconnections
- Synchronous operation
- Balancing authorities and HVDC ties
15 lessons3h 20m
Explore course →GRID 02Beginner
09 / Grid Systems
Build a practical understanding of AC, DC, transformers, transmission losses, converter stations, and modern HVDC applications.
- AC and DC behavior
- Transformers and transmission voltage
- HVDC systems and converter stations
15 lessons3h 35m
Explore course →GRID 03Intermediate
10 / Grid Systems
Learn how transmission access, scheduling, organized markets, congestion, and grid operations work together.
- Wheeling and transmission access
- RTO and ISO markets
- Congestion, LMP, and reliability services
15 lessons3h 40m
Explore course →GRID 04Intermediate
11 / Grid Systems
See how distributed energy, storage, advanced controls, and new transmission are reshaping grid work.
- DER and two-way flow
- ADMS, DERMS, and FLISR
- Storage, transmission, and integrated commissioning
15 lessons3h 35m
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