Advanced Diploma of Industrial Automation

This course is delivered by live distance learning and presented by some of the leading automation, instrumentation and control engineering instructors in the world today.

The aim of this 18 month eLearning program is to provide you with core industrial automation skills. This practical program avoids too much emphasis on theory. This is rarely needed in the real world of industry where time is short and immediate results, with hard-hitting and useful know-how, are required as a minimal requirement.

The instructors presenting this advanced diploma are highly experienced engineers from industry who have done the hard yards and worked in the trenches in the automation, instrumentation and control areas.

The format of presentation — live, interactive distance learning with the use of remote labs —means that you can hit the ground running and put your newly acquired knowledge and skills into practice immediately to benefit your Company or current/future employer.

This Engineering Institute of Technology advanced diploma is an accelerated, practical, work-oriented program. It is designed for engineers and technicians who have some background in the field. This includes those who

have technical or ‘trade’ qualifications who want to move to the next career step, those with substantial relevant work experience who need to formalize and enhance their achievements and those with higher level qualifications in a

related field who wish to develop specialist knowledge.

The program is composed of 21 modules which cover the following seven engineering threads to provide you with maximum practical coverage in the field of industrial automation.

• Instrumentation, Automation and Process Control

• Electrical Engineering

• Electronics

• Industrial Data Communications and Networking

• Mechanical Engineering

• Project Management

• Chemical Engineering

The modules will be completed in the following order:

1) Practical Instrumentation for Automation and Process Control

2) Practical Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering (for non-Chemical Engineers)

3) Control Valve Sizing, Selection and Maintenance

4) Fundamentals of Process Plant Layout and Piping Design

5) Fundamentals of Professional Engineering (integrated throughout program)

6) Best Practice in Industrial Data Communications

7) Practical Process Control for Engineers and Technicians

8) Practical Tuning of Industrial Control Loops for Engineers and Technicians

9) Practical Distributed Control Systems (DCS)

10) Practical Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) for Automation and Process Control

11) Practical Advanced Process Control for Engineers and Technicians

12) Practical Boiler Control and Instrumentation for Engineers and Technicians

13) Practical Hazardous Areas for Engineers and Technicians

14) Practical Safety Instrumentation and Emergency Shutdown Systems for Process Industries Using

IEC 61511 and IEC 61508

15) Practical HAZOPS (Hazard and Operability Studies) for Engineers and Technicians

16) Practical Shielding, EMC/EMI, Noise Reduction, Earthing and Circuit Board Layout of Electronic

Systems

17) Practical Wireless Ethernet and TCP/IP Networking

18) Practical Radio Telemetry Systems for Industry

19) Practical SCADA Systems for Industry

20) Motor Protection, Control and Maintenance Technologies

21) Practical Power Distribution for Engineers and Technicians

Electrical Engineers and Electricians

• Maintenance Engineers and Supervisors

• Energy Management Consultants

• Automation and Process Engineers

• Design Engineers

• Project Managers

• Instrument Fitters and Instrumentation

Engineers

• Consulting Engineers

• Production Managers

• Chemical and Mechanical Engineers

• Instrument and Process Control Technicians

Practical work experience in related areas of engineering would help enormously. It would not be suitable for a student with no relevant work experience. We will review your

application and may recommend pre-program studies if required.