Length: 11 weeks
CEU Credits: 2.8
Course Hours: Online Course - Refer to Syllabus
Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.
ISA's CyberU online instructor-led training course offers the benefit of a high quality ISA training course with the added advantage of studying at your own pace in the office, at home or while traveling.
This online course utilizes online training modules, additional text materials, online evaluations, and email discussions. Students will have access via email to an instructor and have an opportunity to participate in live Q&A sessions with the instructor and other class participants.
This CyberU course runs for eleven (11) weeks. You will have access to various online modules including a web/audio session. Each module takes approximately 60 minutes. Your course syllabus will guide you through the course modules, provide assignments, and the schedule for live Q&A sessions. You will be able to access the modules 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the duration of the course.
Description:
The course is a fast-paced review of the knowledge and practical skills necessary to install and maintain standard measurement and control instrumentation. It is intended for practicing technicians preparing for the ISA Certified Control Systems Technician® (CCST®) Level I exam. Practice certification-type exams and an explanation of the examination process are provided.
You will be able to:
- Cite principles and theory that explain measurement and control instrument functions
- Describe procedures required to properly maintain the function of measurement and control instrumentation
- Identify the procedures and safety requirements for loop checking and its purpose
- Perform calculations and other analysis of information related to the calibration and troubleshooting of measurement and control instruments and systems
- Describe procedures required to safely start-up and shut-down a new or existing process
- Review normal tasks of process control technicians as outlined by the current CCST job task analysis.
- Define the education, experience, and examination requirements for becoming a CCST
- Identify important knowledge and skill requirements of a practicing CCST
- Describe the procedures involved in taking the CCST Level I exam
- Identify any need for further study or training in specific knowledge areas
- Complete simulated CCST Level I Practice Exams
You will cover:
- Concepts of Process Control
- Calibration: Maintenance | Repair | Troubleshooting
- Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) Basics
- Project Start-Up, Commissioning, Loop Checking, Project Organization, Planning
- Evaluation of Loop Performance
- P&IDs and ISA Standards
- Documentation
- Installation Practices
- Hazardous Area Classification
- Intrinsic Safety
- Logical Analysis
- Common Problems
- Types and Uses of Loop Diagrams
- Basics of Smart Devices and Digital Controllers
- Calculating and Configuring Smart Transmitters
- Process Variables: Pressure | Level | Flow | Temperature | Analytical
- Final Control Elements
- Unit conversion calculations
- Calibration documentation and analysis
Modules:
Module 1: Overview of CCST Certification/Concepts of Process ControlCovers tasks and roles of CCST, certification process, ISO 9000
Module 2: Calibration
Covers basic measurement units for pressure, level temperature and flow; calibration equipment for specific applications and equipment and procedures for measurement of current, voltage and resistance
Module 3: Instrument Performance and Calibration Principles and Procedures
Covers range and span; suppressed and elevated zero; accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility; hysteresis and deadband; and common instrument errors.
Module 4: Module 4: ISO 9000 Standards and Advancing Technologies
Covers ISO 9000 Standards; steps in the ISO 9000 process; the effects of the ISO standards on Instrumentation and Control Departments
Module 5: Practice Test 1
Includes 20 practice questions
Module 6: Control Actions and Modes, Tuning Methods
Covers direct and reverse actions; on-off control; proportional, integral and derivative control; objectives of tuning; trial and error; open-loop test and closed-loop test
Module 7: Advanced Control Strategies, Loop Checking, and Instrument Installation
Covers ratio, cascade and feedforward control strategies; considerations, process and procedure of loop checking; instrument installation requirements and details
Module 8: Troubleshooting and Instrumentation for Pressure and Level Measurement
Covers approaches to troubleshooting; function and operation of industrial equipment to measure pressure and level
Module 9: Instrumentation for Flow and Temperature Measurement and Other Analyses
Covers function and operation of industrial instrumentation used to measure flow, temperature and other parameters
Module 10: Practice Test 2
Includes 20 practice questions
Module 11: Final Control Elements, Common Problems, Troubleshooting with DCS, and Instrument Maintenance
Covers linear and rotary motion valves; function of actuators, positioners and transducers; cavitation and valve coefficient; other control elements; common problems with measurement and final control elements; DCS troubleshooting; Corrective, preventive and predictive instrument maintenance
Module 12: P&ID Basics, Loop Diagrams and Instrument Lists, Fieldbus
Covers P&ID definitions, use and identification; types and examples of loop diagrams; instrument list; programmable electronic systems; basic PLC systems: ladder logic; Fieldbus
Module 13: Safety and Installation in Hazardous Areas
Covers types of hazards; PPE; Safety Data Sheets (SDS); permits/tags; hazard classifications; hazard protection techniques, intrinsically safe system
Homework Exercises:
- Unit conversion calculations
- Calibration documentation and analysis
- Trouble recognition and analysis
- ISA CCST Level I practice exam questions
Course Materials (Digital Format):
CCST® Study Guide Level IAsk the Expert
Interact with your expert instructor via email throughout the course and through scheduled live Q&A sessions. You can expect a reply to your email within 24 hours. This email address is active during the entire course duration.
The Q&A sessions provide an opportunity for you and your classmates to speak one-on-one with the instructor. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course material and interact with your fellow classmates.
Class Discussions
You will be invited to subscribe to a course listserve that includes course participants. You can use this listserve to post questions and share experience relevant to the course with other class members.
Course Assignments and Exams
- Take the course pre-test before you begin studying the course material to get a better understanding of areas that you will want to focus on more during the course.
- Homework assignments for all modules will be indicated on the syllabus. The homework assignments are designed to help expand your understanding of the course material.
- Complete the final exam for the course in order to receive Continuing Education Units (CEU) credit. The final exam will be taken and scored online. You must receive at least 80% on the course exam to receive CEU credit and certificate of completion.
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