Mid-Level Technician

This course is intended for experienced observers who are expected to supervise and instruct Entry-level technicians and assist higher level personnel with the processing of data and in the preparation of meteorological and other information. Graduates are expected to:

• Have a thorough knowledge of the rules and regulations governing the observing, recording and use of meteorological and other data
• Quality control data and complete simple statistical and other analysis of the data
• Prepare summaries and reports of the analysed data
• Assist with field and other experiments in the areas of specialisation
• Inspect and set-up weather observation sites
• Maintain, repair and calibrate relevant meteorological instruments

Topics covered in this course are:

• Mathematics
• Physics
• General Meteorology
• Instruments and Observations
• Statistics
• Aeronautical Meteorology
• GIS

Students may then specialize in one of the following areas:

Applications of meteorology

• climatology
• hydrometeorology
• agrometeorology

Instrument maintenance and repair

• review of instruments and observations
• electricity
• electronics
• principles of meteorological instruments
• technical practices

Instrument maintenance and repair

• review of instruments and observations
• electricity
• electronics
• principles of meteorological instruments
• technical practices