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Education and Training Opportunities for August and September

This education & training roundup was compiled by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.

Join your professional colleagues in August in the Mile High City to attend hands-on training at ISA’s Technical Training Camp in Colorado. Sponsored by the ISA Denver Section, this technical training event features ISA’s respected subject-matter experts delivering real-world experience and skills that can be applied immediately at your plant or facility. In September, take a deep dive on process control with ISA’s Process Automation Boot Camp. Designed for non-maintenance personnel with little or no background in process measurements and control, this hands-on course focuses on the physical measurement technologies, the communication signals, and various applications of instrument equipment to achieve common process measurements and control.

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The complete roundup of ISA education and training programs for August and September is listed below, including classroom courses, online programs, webinars and certification exam preparation.

Special Summer Discount Offer

Save $300 when you use promo code TRN17ST by 31 July 2016. The 2016 spring and summer discount applies to multi-day, classroom courses and online, instructor-assisted courses offered by ISA in 2016. To take advantage of the special offer or get more information on qualifying courses, please contact ISA customer service to register using promo code TRN17ST by 31 July 2016: +1 919-549-8411. This special offer is not available through online registration.

Onsite Training

In addition to taking ISA classroom training at ISA headquarters, regional locations and industry events, you can also receive customized ISA training at your facility through ISA Onsite Training. This option can bring any ISA course or combination of courses – along with ISA’s world-class instructors, training materials and portable laboratories – directly to you.  Simply pick the time and place.  Contact ISA at +1 919-549-8411 or info@isa.org.

Note: If a class date is not showing in the course offerings page or registration appears closed, contact ISA at info@isa.org or call customer service at +1 919-549-8411 to get a registration update or waiting list status.

Fundamental Skills Training

Introduction to Industrial Processes, Measurement and Control (FG07)

8-12 August (TX)
19-23 September (NC)

 

Developing & Applying Standard Instrumentation & Control Documentation (FG15)

1-2 August (IL)

Technical Skills Training

Instrumentation Maintenance

Advanced Operation of Digital (Smart) Transmitters and Digital Valve Controllers (TS17)

1-5 August (PA)

 

Control Valve Mechanics and Operations from Analog to Digital (TS18)

19-23 September (PA)

 

Electrical Controls for the Controls System Technician (TI23)

1-5 August (TX)

 

Instrument Calibration and Documentation for FDA Regulated Industries (TI24)

19-23 September (IL)

 

Installing, Calibrating & Maintaining Electronic Instruments (TI25)

8-12 August (CA)

Industrial Communications

IT Survival Basics for I&C Personnel (TS04)

12-16 September (TX)

 

Industrial Data Communication Systems (TS06)

19-23 September (TX)

 

Industrial Networking & Security (TS12)

26-30 September (TX)

 

Advanced Industrial Networking & Cybersecurity (TS20) New game simulation!

26-30 September (CA)

Control Systems

Tuning Control Loops (TC05)

15-17 August (CA)

 

Troubleshooting Instrumentation and Control Systems (TC10)

18-19 August (CA)

Automation Professional Skills

Control Systems

Designing & Tuning Feedback and Advanced Regulatory Control Strategies (EC05)

6-8 September (NC)

Cybersecurity

Using the ISA/IEC 62443 Standards to Secure Your Control System (IC32)

1-2 August (DE)
7-8 September (TX)

 

Assessing the Cybersecurity of New or Existing IACS Systems (IC33)

3-5 August (DE)
13-15 September (TX)

 

IACS Cybersecurity Design & Implementation (IC34)—NEW!

30 August - 1 September (CA)
20-22 September (TX)

 

IACS Cybersecurity Operations & Maintenance (IC37)—NEW!

21-23 September (CA)
27-29 September (TX)

Discrete, Sequencing, and Manufacturing Control

PLC Fundamentals for the Technical Professional (TC40)

12-16 September (DE)

Energy

Practical IEC 61850 for Substation Automation (EA25)

29-31 August (NC)

 

Transducer/Transmitter Installation for Nuclear Safety Applications Using ANSI/ISA-67.01.01 (IC67)

26-27 September (NC)

 

ANSI/ISA-S67.04-2006: Setpoints For Nuclear Safety-Related Instrumentation (IC68P)

28-30 September (NC)

Measurement and Control

Industrial Pressure & Level Measurement Engineering (EI05)

29-30 August (IL)

 

Industrial Flow Measurement Engineering (EI10)

31 August -2 September (IL)

Plant Maintenance

Applying Motor Controls and Drives (SP15) New exercise simulation!

12-14 September (NC)

Safety

Applying Instrumentation in Hazardous (Classified) Locations (ES10)

3-4 August (IL)

 

Fire & Gas System Engineering: Performance-Based Methods for Process Facilities (EC56P)

29-31 August (TX)

 

Calibration Asset Management and Data Acquisition Practices (EI42)

12-14 September (NC)

Certification and Licensure Preparation

Control Systems Engineering (CSE) PE Exam Review Course (EN00)

18-20 August (TX)

 

Certified Automation Professional® (CAP®) Exam Review Course (EC00)

29-31 August (NC)

 

Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician (CMRT) Exam Review Course (TM00)

7-9 September (DE)

 

Certified Control Systems Technician® (CCST®) Level II Exam Review Course (TS00)

8-11 August (IL)

 

Certified Control System Technician (CCST) Level II Exam Review Course (TS02)

12-15 September (CA)

 

Certified Control Systems Technician® (CCST®) Level III Exam Review Course (TS03)

15-18 August (IL)

Special Training Events

McNeese State University
Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis & Justification (EC50)

29 August - 2 September (LA)

IACS Cybersecurity Training Camp New training camp in Houston!

September (NC)

 

Automation Engineering Survival Training: Integrator Version (AESTIV)

12-16 September (PA)

 

Process Automation Boot Camp–for Non-Maintenance Personnel (PABC)

12-16 September (IL)

 

Extreme Instrumentality: Electrical to Instrumentation Cross Training Boot Camp (XTBC)

26-30 September (NC)

 

Part of System Wida Area Training (S.W.A.T.)

Using the ISA/IEC 62443 Standards to Secure Your Control System (IC32)

1-2 August (DE)

 

Assessing the Cybersecurity of New or Existing IACS System (IC33)

3-5 August (DE)

 

Part of the Colorado Technical Training Camp–August 2016
Technician Training Boot Camp (TTBC)

8-12 August (CO)

 

Automation Engineering Survival Training (AEST)

15-19 August (CO)

 

Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis & Justification (EC50)*

22-26 August (CO)

 

Advanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection (EC52)

29-30 August (CO)

 

Advanced Design & SIL Verification (EC54)

31 August - 1 September (CO)

Online Instructor-Assisted Courses

Certified Automation Professional® (CAP®) Exam Online Review Course (EC00E)

1 August - 28 October

 

Applying Instrumentation in Hazardous Locations (ES10E)

8 August - 30 September

 

Fundamentals of Industrial Process, Measurement and Control (FG05E)

15 August - 4 November

 

Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Level I Online Exam Review Course (TS00E)

22 August - 4 November

 

Fundamentals of Industrial Process, Measurement and Control (FG05E)

12 September—2 December

 

Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis & Justification (EC50E)

26 September—18 November

 

Introduction to Industrial Pressure, Level and Density Measurement Technologies (EI05E)

19 September—4 November

 

Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Level III Online Exam Review Course (TS03E)

19 September—4 November

 

Sistemas Instrumentados de Seguridad - Diseño, análisis y justificación (EC50ESP)

26 September—18 October

 

Using the ISA/IEC 62443 Standard to Secure Your Control Systems (IC32E)

26 September—18 November

Live Webinar Series

Save up to 25% with Series Pricing when you register for all the webinars in a series at one time. To take advantage of series pricing, please contact ISA customer service at +1 919-549-8411.

Instrumentation in Hazardous Locations Series - NEW!*

Protection Methods in Applying Instrumentation in Hazardous Locations & Enclosures: Introduction/Overview (ES10W1)

10 August

 

Protection Methods in Applying Instrumentation in Hazardous Locations & Enclosures: Intinsic Safety (ES10W2)

24 August

 

Protection Methods in Applying Instrumentation in Hazardous Locations & Enclosures: Non-incendive Devices, Purging & Maintenance (ES10W3)

7 September

 

Boiler/Burner Management Series*

Introduction to Boiler Control (ES15W)

21 September



Partner Training

Can’t take time off work for training?
The Engineering Institute of Technology offers online solutions to meet your long and short-term goals. ISA members receive a 5% discount off of any regularly priced course. (ISA membership number is required)

Professional Certificate of Competency in Control Valve Sizing, Selection and Maintenance - CVL

Begins: 8 August (3 months)

 

Professional Certificate of Competency in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and SCADA Systems - CAU

Begins: 12 August (3 months)

 

Professional Certificate of Competency in Instrumentation, Automation and Process Control - CIP

Begins: 29 August (3 months)

 

Professional Certificate of Competency in Modern SCADA Communication Systems including DNP3 and IEC60870 - CDN

Begins: 12 September (3 months)

 

Professional Certificate of Competency in Electrical Power System Fundamentals for Non-Electrical Engineers - CEN

Begins: 12 September (3 months)

 

Advanced Diploma of Plant Engineering - DPE

Begins: 19 September (3 months)

 

To learn more about EIT contact maria.davidson@eit.edu.au for more information. Also, consider one of our on–demand courses from EIT's sister company IDC Technologies.

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Joel Don
Joel Don
Joel Don is an independent content marketing, social media and public relations consultant. Prior to his work in marketing and PR, Joel served as an editor for regional newspapers and national magazines throughout the U.S. He earned a master's degree from the Medill School at Northwestern University with a focus on science, engineering and biomedical marketing communications, and a bachelor of science degree from UC San Diego.

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