Description
🎓 Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Design Training — live online training from 3D-LABS, taught by practising design engineers who build the calculators and software used on EPC projects every day.
⏱ Duration: 7 weeks · 🕑 Schedule: 2 hrs/day, weekday or weekend batches · 📶 Level: Intermediate · 💻 Mode: Live online, every session recorded
👷 Who this course is for
Electrical and instrumentation engineers entering plant or EPC design, mechanical and process engineers who must coordinate with E&I, and graduates targeting E&I design roles.
📚 Course structure
- Plant electrical system architecture — Single line diagrams, voltage levels, incomers and distribution philosophy, and redundancy.
- Load list and power calculations — Building the load list, diversity, demand factors and transformer sizing.
- Switchgear and protection — LV and MV switchgear, breakers, relays, protection coordination and discrimination basics.
- Cable sizing and routing — Current carrying capacity, derating, voltage drop, short circuit withstand, trays and routing.
- Earthing and lightning protection — Earthing grid design, touch and step potential, bonding and lightning protection.
- Motors and drives — Motor selection, starting methods, VFDs, and motor control centre philosophy.
- Hazardous area classification — Zones and divisions, gas groups and temperature classes, Ex protection types and equipment selection.
- Instrumentation fundamentals — Measurement of flow, level, pressure and temperature, transmitter selection and accuracy.
- Control and safety systems — Control loops, DCS and PLC architecture, SIS and SIL concepts, alarm and trip philosophy.
- Deliverables — Loop diagrams, hook-up drawings, instrument index, cable schedules, junction box schedules and I/O lists.
🧮 3D-LABS calculators and software you will use
This programme comes with a purpose-built E&I design workbook — load list, cable sizing with derating, short circuit and earthing sheets, instrument index and I/O list templates — developed alongside our 680+ engineering calculators, and yours to keep.
- Cable sizing with derating and voltage drop
- Transformer and DG set sizing from the load list
- Short circuit current and withstand check
- Earthing grid conductor and rod sizing
- Motor starting current and MCC sizing
- Control valve and flow element sizing
- Instrument air consumption and header sizing
- Instrument index, I/O list and cable schedule templates
🖥 Tools, codes and standards covered
IEC 60364 and IEC 61892 practice, IS 732 and IS 3043 earthing, IEC 60079 hazardous areas, ISA 5.1 and ISA 84 / IEC 61511 for safety instrumented systems, and NEC references.
📦 What is included
- Certificate of completion issued by 3D-LABS
- Lifetime access to course notes and session recordings
- Working calculators and templates used in class
- A guided mini-project with reviewed deliverables
- Doubt-clearing support with the trainer after the batch ends
🎯 What you can do after this course
Produce the core E&I design deliverables for a plant package — load list, SLD, cable schedule, earthing design, instrument index, loop and hook-up drawings — and coordinate them with process and piping.
📋 How to Enrol
Add this course to your cart to reserve a seat, or talk to us first: 💬 WhatsApp Us | 📧 Email Us. New batches start every month and seats are limited to keep sessions interactive.
About Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Design Training
Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Design Training is a 3D-LABS Engineering course designed for engineers, technical professionals, and students. By the end of this course, you will be able to gain immediately applicable skills for your engineering work. The course combines live-cohort sessions (weekends) with self-paced material available 24/7.
Who Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Design Training is for
Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Design Training is designed for:
- Early-career engineers wanting to accelerate practical skills in the topic.
- Experienced engineers moving into a new domain or refreshing their working knowledge.
- Team leads wanting to level-set junior team members on a specific skill.
- Students preparing for professional roles in the discipline.
What is included
- Live-cohort sessions — weekend sessions with the instructor, 2 hours each, recorded for those who cannot attend live.
- Self-paced modules — recorded lessons, exercises, and reference material available 24/7 in your account.
- Project-based assessment — real-project deliverable at the end, not a multiple-choice quiz.
- Certificate of completion — verifiable online at 3d-labs.com/verify.
- 12 months of access — pace yourself, revisit material anytime within the access window.
- Access to spreadsheet library — course-relevant subset of the 621 3D-LABS engineering spreadsheets included at no extra cost.
Course structure and duration
Total duration: 6-12 weeks depending on scope. Each week: 2 hours live session + 3-5 hours self-paced material + 2-4 hours applied exercises. Total commitment: 7-11 hours per week. Compatible with a full-time job — most students work through the course alongside their day job.
Instructors
Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Design Training is taught by senior 3D-LABS engineers with 10-20+ years of hands-on industry experience — not academics. Every technique taught has been used on real client projects. Instructor bios and previous course reviews are on the course page.
Pricing and enrolment
Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Design Training is priced at ₹14,400 (USD equivalent shown in cart). Payment methods: Cashfree (India) or PayPal International. Corporate group discounts start at 3 enrolments. Enterprise licensing available — contact sales@3d-labs.com.
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Frequently asked questions
How is Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Design Training delivered?
Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Design Training combines live-cohort sessions with self-paced material. Live sessions run on weekends (2 hours, IST time zone) and are recorded for those who cannot attend live. Self-paced material — recorded lessons, exercises, and reference documents — is available in your account 24/7.
What is the course duration?
Typical duration: 7 weeks. You have 12 months of access from purchase, so you can pace yourself. Live cohort sessions run in defined 7 week windows — you can join the current cohort or wait for the next one.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. After completing all lessons and passing the final assessment (typically a project deliverable, not a multiple-choice quiz), you receive a certificate of completion from 3D-LABS. The certificate is verifiable online at 3d-labs.com/verify.
Who teaches the course?
Courses are taught by senior 3D-LABS engineers with 10-20+ years of industry experience. Instructor bios are on the course page. This is applied engineering practice from working engineers, not academic theory.
What if the course does not meet my expectations?
7-day satisfaction guarantee. If you have attended the first live session or completed the first module of self-paced material and are not satisfied, email us within 7 days for a full refund. After 7 days, refunds are pro-rated based on material accessed.
About 3D-LABS training
Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Design Training is one of 19 online courses from 3D-LABS — engineering training built by working engineers, taught with real project deliverables, and priced for the Indian market with global relevance. Since 2003, we have trained thousands of engineers across pressure vessel design, piping stress, structural design, CAESAR II, STAAD.Pro, and other software and disciplines.
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