Instrumentation and Control Technician Foundation Certificate

Thompson Rivers University

As an instrumentation and control technician (formerly known as an industrial instrument mechanic) you’ll build, calibrate, commission, program and maintain industrial control systems. Positions are needed in virtually all industrial enterprises, where you’ll be 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.Are you a red seal qualified graduate electrician looking to further your career Are you interested in instrumentation Great idea Electrician, combined with an instrumentation and control technician red seal, is in high demand. We have good news. TRU is now recognizing your previous learning and experience and has put together an accelerated program that reduces the time to get your instrumentation accreditation from 40 weeks to 30 weeks. That’s equivalent to saving a whole year.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.

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