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Training Courses 

NMI offers training in various fields of chemical, physical and legal metrology. Click on the course topics below for more information. In addition to these courses, training can be provided through consultancy arrangements.

Refer to the Participants Handbook for an outline of support services for participants and key policies including participants rights and responsibilities.

Physical Measurement Courses

 Location 

 Dates (2010 unless stated otherwise)

Introduction to Estimating Measurement Uncertainty

Sydney
Brisbane
Adelaide
Melbourne
Sydney

15 September (FULL)
6 October
28 October
1 December
8 December

Calibration of Weights and Balances

TBA

TBA

Dimensional Measurement Fundamentals

Melbourne

15 June 2011

Sydney

4–5 May 2011

Pressure Measurement

Perth

25–26 November

Sydney

10 August 2011

Temperature Measurement

Sydney

29–31 March 2011

Time and Frequency Measurement

On request

On request

Chemical Measurement Courses    

Analytical Method Validation

Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne

19–20 October
9–10 March 2011
4–5 May 2011

Estimating Measurement Uncertainty for Chemists (divided into parts 1 and 2)

Sydney
Brisbane
Melbourne

21 (part 1) and 22 (part 2) September
9 (part 1) and 10 (part 2) November
16 (part 1) and 17 (part 2) June 2011

Legal Metrology Courses    

Weighbridge Operators

Melbourne
Brisbane
Sydney
Perth

28 October
1 November
17 February 2011
9 March 2011

Verifying Non-automatic Weighing Instruments

 

Perth
Brisbane

19 October
3 November

Verifying Fuel Dispensers

Perth
Sydney

20 October
2 May 2011

Verifying LPG Dispensers

Sydney
Perth

27 September
19 November

Verifying Bulk Flowmetering Systems

Sydney
Brisbane

29 September
5 October

Verifying Belt Weighers

Sydney

28 September

Testing using Substitution Load

On request

On request