3 Month Piping Design Training Program

This program is a 3-month / 12-week Piping Design training designed to provide a step-by-step understanding, from piping fundamentals, engineering documents, and piping layout & routing to the development of Piping Isometrics and Material Take-Off (MTO).

The training runs 3 times per week, giving participants enough time to understand the material, practice, and build their skills gradually through 36 learning sessions and project practice.

Training Objective

This program aims to build the basic and practical competencies needed to work as a Piping Designer / Junior Piping Designer in the project environments of EPC, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Energy, and Industrial Plants.

Participants will learn to understand the relationship between PFD, P&ID, Plot Plan, Equipment Layout, Piping GA/Plan, and Piping Isometric, then use it as the basis for developing piping routing and design deliverables.

Who Should Join?

This training is intended for Fresh Graduate, Junior Engineer, Junior Designer, Drafter, and Engineering or Construction personnel who want to develop their competence in Piping Design.

The program is also suitable for participants from Mechanical Engineering, Piping, Plant Engineering, Constructionbackgrounds, or related engineering fields, who want to prepare for work as a Piping Designer.

Learning Approach

Learning is arranged in stages from Fundamental → Engineering Documents → Layout & Routing → Equipment Piping → Piping GA → Isometric & MTO → Project Practice.

At the end of the program, participants will integrate the material through a Final Project consisting of developing a Piping Layout/GA, Piping Isometric, and BOM/MTO, followed by a design review and a presentation of the work.

Duration: 3 Months / 12 Weeks
Schedule: 3 Sessions per Week
Total: 36 Training Sessions
Learning Focus: Piping Design Fundamentals & Practical Project Application

Detailed Syllabus over 12 Weeks:

WEEK 1

Piping Fundamentals & Basic Engineering

Understand the basics of piping systems and main components such as pipes, fittings, flanges, bolts, gaskets, and valves. Participants begin building the engineering fundamentals needed to read and develop piping designs.

WEEK 2

Process Flow Diagram & Equipment Layout

Learn how to read Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), understand process flow and the relationships between equipment, and recognize the information a Piping Designer needs. Participants also begin to understand equipment arrangement, plot plans, pipe racks, access, and maintenance requirements.

WEEK 3

Pipe Rack, Structure & Piping Routing Fundamentals

Understand the function of pipe racks and their relationship with structures and piping systems. The material covers the basics of determining routing, elevation, insulation, interfaces with structures, and the design information needed before developing a piping layout.

WEEK 4

P&ID, Piping Specification & Design Input

Learn how to read the Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) as one of the main design inputs. Participants understand line information, piping material specifications, pipe components, and how to gather information from engineering documents for piping design.

WEEK 5

Plant Layout & Piping Routing Philosophy

Understand the principles of arranging plot plans, equipment layouts, nozzle orientation, accessibility, and piping routing philosophy. Routing is developed by considering process requirements, safety, operation, maintenance, and constructability.

WEEK 6

Pipe Rack, Pump, Vessel & Column Piping Design

Begin practicing piping design on pipe racks and main equipment. Participants learn routing for pump suction/discharge, vessels, and columns, considering nozzle connections, valve arrangement, supports, accessibility, operation, and maintenance.

WEEK 7

Heat Exchanger, Tank, Utility & Pipe Support

Learn piping arrangements for heat exchangers, tanks, utility systems, and package equipment. The material also covers battery limits, tie-ins, maintenance clearance, and pipe support fundamentals such as shoes, guides, anchors, line stops, and hangers.

WEEK 8

Piping General Arrangement / Piping Plan

Learn how to read and develop a Piping General Arrangement (GA) or Piping Plan. Participants understand plans, elevations, sections, coordinates, equipment references, routing, and the engineering information that must appear on piping drawings.

WEEK 9

Piping Isometric, Components & Material Take-Off

Understand how piping information is developed from layouts into isometric drawings, including coordinates, elevation, dimensions, fittings, valves, flanges, welds, supports, insulation, tie-ins, and annotation. Participants also learn to identify materials for BOM/MTO.

WEEK 10

Design Coordination & Constructability Review

Understand how a Piping Designer coordinates with Process, Mechanical, Civil/Structural, Electrical, Instrument, Safety, and Construction. Participants also learn design review in terms of accessibility, operability, fabrication, installation, clash awareness, and constructability.

WEEK 11

Project Practice – Piping Design & Routing

Start a mini project by understanding the design basis, process data, PFD/P&ID, equipment arrangement, and nozzle orientation. Participants then develop piping routing considering operation, maintenance, safety, interfaces, and constructability.

WEEK 12

Final Project – Piping Layout, Isometric & MTO

Integrate all the material through a final project. Participants develop a Piping Layout/GA, Piping Isometric, and BOM/MTO, then carry out final checking, interdisciplinary review, constructability review, correction, and a presentation of the design results.