| Topic |
Instructor Manuals |
Student Workbooks |
| Introduction to Process
Technology |
The purpose of this program is to provide an
overview or introduction into the field of Process
Operations within the Process Industry. Within this program,
you will be introduced to the roles and responsibilities of
Process Technicians, the environment in which they work, and
the equipment and systems in which they operate.
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Student activities and handouts from the
GCPTA instructor guide are available for purchase. |
Safety, Health & Environment
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- Plant Security |
The purpose of this course is to provide an
overview or introduction into the field of Safety, Health
and Environment within the Process Industry. Within this
course, you will be introduced to various types of plant
hazards, safety and environmental systems and equipment, and
regulations under which plants are governed.
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Student activities and handouts from the
GCPTA instructor guide are available for purchase. |
| Instrumentation I |
The purpose of this course is to provide an
overview or introduction into the field of Instrumentation
and covers process variables and the various instruments
used to sense, measure, transmit and control these
variables. This course also introduces the student to
control loops and the elements that are found in different
types of loops such as controllers, regulators and final
control elements. This course concludes with a study of
instrumentation drawings and diagrams and a unit on
troubleshooting instrumentation. |
A twenty-four chapter, two-semester
textbook, intended for use in community colleges,
technical colleges, universities and corporate
settings in which process instrumentation is
taught. This text includes a variety of topics
including control loops, symbology,
troubleshooting and safety systems. To order
the Instrumentation textbook, please visit Pearson
Custom Publishing. |
| Instrumentation II |
The purpose of this course is to
introduce the student to switches, relays and
annunciator systems and moves on to discuss signal
conversion and transmission. Controllers, control schemes
and advanced control schemes are covered at a level
appropriate for the Process Technician. The student them
moves on to learn about digital control, programmable logic
control and distributed control systems before ending the
course with a discussion of instrumentation power supplies,
emergency shutdown systems and instrumentation malfunctions. |
See Instrumentation I |
| Process Technology I - Equipment |
The purpose of this course is to provide an
overview or introduction into the field of equipment within
the process industry. Within this course, students will be
introduced to many process industry-related equipment
concepts including purpose, components, operation, and the
Process Technician’s role for operating and troubleshooting
the equipment.
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Student activities and handouts are available
for purchase. |
| Process Technology II - Systems |
The purpose of this course is to study the
interrelation of process equipment and process systems.
Specifically, students will be able to arrange process
equipment into basic systems; describe the purpose and the
function of specific process systems; explain how factors
affecting process systems are controlled under normal
conditions; and recognize abnormal process conditions. In
addition, students are also introduced to the concept of
system and plant economics. |
Student activities and handouts are available
for purchase. |
| Process Technology III -
Operations |
The purpose of this course is to provide an
overview or introduction into the field of operations within
the process industry. Within this course, students will use
existing knowledge of equipment, systems, and
instrumentation to understand the operation of an entire
unit. Students study concepts related to commissioning,
normal startup, normal operations, normal shutdown,
turnarounds, and abnormal situations, as well as the Process
Technician’s role in performing the tasks associated with
these concepts within an operating unit. |
Student activities and handouts are available for purchase. |
| Quality |
The purpose of this course is to
provide an overview or introduction to the field
of Quality within the process industry. Within
this course students will be introduced to many
process industry-related quality concepts
including operating consistency, continuous
improvement, plant economics, team skills and
statistical process control (SPC). |
Student activities and handouts are available
for purchase. |
| Troubleshooting |
Produced by Trouble Shooting
Resources. Process Troubleshooting involves
instruction in the different types of
troubleshooting techniques, procedures, and
methods used to solve process problems. Topics
include application of data collection and
analysis, cause-effect relationships, and
reasoning. Order
Form |
Student activities and self study
questions are available for purchase.
Order
Form |
This reference manual is a compilation of many process
industry-specific terms and their definitions. Students will
find this to be a valuable reference throughout their education
and careers.