Teaching guide · Miner Technician 1
Build a working understanding of mining, equipment, electricity, networking, cooling and everyday site operations.
No mining experience required. Learn digitally; site induction and authorization apply when you enter the field.
Teach the explanation before assessing it. Clarify vocabulary, use worked examples and give learners time to read all lessons in each section. No required case workbook or written rubric accompanies the course.
Section 1
Explain what mining contributes to Bitcoin and how it differs from checking transactions.
Explain what a hash, a target and hashrate are, and why not every calculation earns bitcoin.
Tell apart a pool job, a share, a block and a worker name.
Follow the services a miner depends on, and spot the ones many machines share.
Assessment after all lessons: 8 questions. Use the feedback to identify the concepts that need another explanation.
Section assessment →Section 2
Recognize common mining-site hazards and choose an appropriate first response.
Explain why a stopped machine is not proof that it is safe to work on.
Explain electrostatic discharge, contamination and careful component handling.
Know the limits of your task and explain a decision to stop work clearly.
Assessment after all lessons: 8 questions. Use the feedback to identify the concepts that need another explanation.
Section assessment →Section 3
Use the manufacturer, model, variant and revision to choose the right information.
Explain the separate job of each main electronic part in a miner.
Recognize how power, information and heat move through a miner.
Tell apart rated limits, typical performance and measured values.
Assessment after all lessons: 8 questions. Use the feedback to identify the concepts that need another explanation.
Section assessment →Section 4
Explain the basic electrical quantities used in equipment specifications.
Calculate energy from power and time, and tell it apart from the power used at one moment.
Recognize common electrical supply terms without assuming equipment can be swapped.
Recognize the equipment that carries power to a miner, and what a quick visual check cannot tell you.
Assessment after all lessons: 8 questions. Use the feedback to identify the concepts that need another explanation.
Section assessment →Section 5
Explain the roles of Ethernet, switches, routers and the internet connection.
Tell apart the settings a device needs to be found on the network and to reach services such as the pool.
Read a miner’s pool settings without mixing up network addresses and account names.
Protect login details, use only approved access and notice unexpected settings changes.
Assessment after all lessons: 8 questions. Use the feedback to identify the concepts that need another explanation.
Section assessment →Section 6
Trace heat from the mining chips to the environment.
Explain how intake air, exhaust and blockages affect an air-cooled miner.
Tell the liquid-cooling types apart and explain the roles of flow and heat rejection.
Compare temperature readings using location, conditions and the correct equipment limits.
Assessment after all lessons: 8 questions. Use the feedback to identify the concepts that need another explanation.
Section assessment →Section 7
Explain how equipment records support installation, maintenance and repair.
Explain the checks that prove installed equipment works as intended.
Tell normal startups, shutdowns and planned operating changes apart from faults.
Explain how planned maintenance and compatible parts support reliable operation.
Assessment after all lessons: 8 questions. Use the feedback to identify the concepts that need another explanation.
Section assessment →Section 8
Read common dashboard fields by checking which machine it is, what it is doing and what time each value covers.
Explain why the miner’s own hashrate and the pool’s estimate can differ even when the hardware has not failed.
Keep observations, symptoms and diagnoses separate when you report a problem.
Write a service record that shows which machine, what was seen, what was done and who acts next.
Assessment after all lessons: 8 questions. Use the feedback to identify the concepts that need another explanation.
Section assessment →Review all course units before the comprehensive assessment. Keep knowledge results distinct from workplace competence, and explain what additional site training is needed.
Level assessment →