Trades Foundation Certificate - Instrumentation and Control Technician

Program Description Instrumentation and Control Technicians build, calibrate, commission, program and maintain industrial control systems. Positions are needed in virtually all industrial enterprises, where the technician is responsible for installing instruments to monitor various process parameters like temperature, pressure and flow—used by a programmed controller to command final control elements, such as valves and motors, to meet process specifications.

Students will learn: • • How to program Programmable Logic Controllers (industrial computers) using Ladder Logic and Instruction List programming languages. • How to develop and build industrial control circuits. • How to disassemble, repair and rebuild valves, regulators, actuators and other components; and calibrate various instruments.