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Mastery of refinery schemes, distillation, conversion, and treatment units allows for the optimization of local crude valuation (West Africa, Gulf of Guinea, North Africa) and ensures product compliance. Operational skills in <strong>refining and petrochemical processes<\/strong> are highly sought after by refineries, traders, depots, and integrated complexes, both in Africa and internationally. This certificate targets the understanding of key processes (atmospheric\/vacuum distillation, <strong>FCC<\/strong>, hydrocracking, <strong>catalytic reforming<\/strong>, hydrotreating) as well as the <strong>gasoline\/diesel blending<\/strong> and the <strong>process safety<\/strong>, for profiles of engineers, technicians, operators, and managers wishing to drive performance, reduce emissions, and enhance industrial reliability.<\/p>\n<p>The UNIVGA method combines a pathway <strong>100% Online<\/strong>, <strong>asynchronous<\/strong> and tutored, accessible 24\/7, with a recommended pace of <strong>5 to 8 hours\/week<\/strong> over 4 months. You will work on case studies of real operations (start-ups\/shutdowns, column deviations, octane losses, H2S incidents, flaring incidents), material\/energy balance spreadsheets, and results-oriented practical projects (cut optimization, mixer adjustment, API inspection plan). The content is aligned with the <strong>IFP \/ API<\/strong> framework and structured for field applicability: critical parameters, quality controls, procedures, utilities\/offsites integration, and feedback. The evaluation relies on technical quizzes, graded mini-cases, and a final integrative project, delivering the <strong>Professional Certificate UNIVGA<\/strong> certification of immediately deployable skills in refining.<\/p>\n<p>At the end, you will be operational for positions in operations and processes at <strong>Operators<\/strong> refinery, <strong>Engineering, Procurement, and Construction<\/strong>, <strong>NOC<\/strong> and companies <strong>international consulting<\/strong>, as well as for missions of <strong>freelance technique<\/strong> (optimization, API audits, preparation for shutdowns). 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