Entry-Level Technician

This course for observers is intended to provide basic meteorological knowledge and practice in weather observing procedures and in the plotting of synoptic and aviation reports. On completion of the course participants are expected to:

• Be familiar with the procedures and rules governing the coding and recording of different weather elements
• Accurately code and decode synoptic upper air and aviation reports
• Disseminate meteorological reports
• Plot data on surface synoptic charts, upper air charts and thermodynamic diagrams
• Input into a spreadsheet or on forms extracted, hourly and daily data
• Maintain relevant meteorological instruments

Topics covered in this course are:

• Meteorological Instruments and Methods of Observing
• Meteorological Codes
• Aeronautical  Meteorology
• General Meteorology
• Climatology
• Applications of Meteorology