(Craft Assessments on Instrument Fitting and Industrial Technician are available upon request)

• Hand Tools for Instrumentation
  Explains how to identify, inspect, use and maintain hand tools used in the instrumentation craft.

• Electrical Safety
  Covers the necessary precautions to take for various electrical hazards found on the job and teaches the OSHA mandated lockout/tagout procedure.

• Power Tools for Instrumentation
  Describes how to identify, inspect, use and maintain power tools used in the instrumentation craft.

• Electrical Systems for Instrumentation
  Covers basic electrical concepts, terms, meters, resistors, wiring and fittings.

• Metallurgy for Instrumentation
  Presents metals, their uses and application in instrumentation.

• Fasteners
  Explains how to properly identify, select and install fasteners for specific instrumentation jobs.

• Instrument Drawings and Documents, Part One
  Familiarizes trainees with instrument symbols, abbreviations and specific types of drawings and documents.

• Gaskets and Packing
  Teaches how to recognize various types of gaskets, gasket materials, packing and o-rings.

• Lubricants, Sealants and Cleaners
  Presents information on the proper use, storage and handling of various types of lubricants, sealants and cleaners.

• Flow, Pressure, Level and Temperature
  Presents devices used to measure flow, pressure, level and temperature along with their principles of operation.

• Tubing
  Introduces a variety of tubing, tubing materials, tools and work practices.

• Piping-2” and Under
  Covers types of piping and includes practice calculating pipe length, cutting, deburring and reaming pipe and threading outside threads.

• Hoses
  Covers identification of hoses and fittings, proper storing and handling, cutting hoses, and installing a standard reusable fitting.

Instrumentation Level 2

• Craft-Related Mathematics
  Covers measurement of mass, weight, pressure, temperature and flow, conversion of unites and their application to instrumentation.

• Instrumentation Drawings and Documentation, Part Two
  Covers reading and interpretation of piping and instrumentation drawings, loop sheets, flow diagrams, isometrics, and orthographics, enabling trainees to identify types of instrumentation and the specifications for installation.

• Principles of Welding for Instrumentation
  Introduces different welding procedures used during instrument installation, basic techniques and applications, safety precautions, equipment and basic brazing/braze welding procedure.

• Process Control Theory
  Offers a comprehensive introduction to basic components and principles of operation of typical control systems found in industrial settings.

• Detectors, Secondary Elements, Transducers and Transmitters
  Defines and introduces common instrumentation elements and their principles of operation.

• Controllers, Recorders and Indicators
  Covers theory of operation and application of industry-standard process controllers, recorders, indicators and pneumatic and electronic equipment.

• Control Valves, Actuators and Positioners
  Covers the construction, operation and uses of a variety of control valves, actuators and positioners.

• Relays and Timers
  Presents the principles of operation and different variables measured by various instrumentation relays and times.

• Switches and Photoelectric Devices
  Covers principles of operation and different variables measured by various instrumentation switches and pholoelectric devices.

• Filters, Regulators and Dryers
  Presents the construction, operation and uses of filters, regulators, and dryers.

• Analyzers and Monitors
  Presents the most common variations of instrumentation used to sample, analyze and/or monitor industrial processes.

• Panel-Mounted Instruments
  Explains selection of instruments to be panel-mounted, locating the instruments using drawings, and procedures for installing the instruments into the panels.

• Installing Field-Mounted Instruments
  Covers selection and mounting of instruments at locations other than panels, including stand mounting, in-line mounting, structure mounting, strap mounting and insertion mounting.

• Raceways for Instrumentation
  Introduces raceways and covers identification and selection of conduit, raceways, wireways, cable trays, fittings and NEC requirements for installation.

Instrumentation Level 3

• Instrument Piping Math
  Discusses the application of right triangles in bending and installing tubing and conduit as it applies to instrumentation.

• Layout and Installation of Tubing and Piping Systems
  Introduces piping and tubing layout procedures. Introduces methods and procedures used to measure, cut and bend and support piping and tubing.

• Clean, Purge, and Test Tubing and Piping Systems
  Presents safe methods for cleaning, purging, blowing down, pressure testing and leak testing tubing, piping and hoses used in instrumentation.

• Receive, Inspect, Handle and Store Instrumentation
  Covers different methods for the proper handling, storage and inspection of instrumentation equipment.

• Instrumentation Circuitry
  Covers the theory and operation of common instrumentation circuits.

• Grounding and Shielding of Instrumentation Wiring
  Teaches the basics of grounding and shielding, including how to identify and select types of shielded cable.

• Terminating Conductors
  Teaches methods, procedures, and standards used in terminating and testing common types of conductors used in the electrical and electronic wiring of instrumentation devices.

• Protective Measures for Instrumentation
  Covers protective measures applied in instrumentation installations, including heat tracing, chemical treatment and insulation.

Instrumentation Level 4

• Instrumentation Formulas and Equations
  Covers mathematical formulas utilized during the calibration and setting of instrumentation found in an industrial facility.

• Instrumentation Drawing and Documents, Part 3
  Covers reading and interpreting system instrument drawings and related documents.

• Identify and Use Calibration Test Equipment
  Enables the trainee to properly identify, select, and use calibration equipment.

• Calibrate for Temperature
  Covers identification, setup, calibration and storage of temperature instruments.

• Calibrate for Flow
  Explains how to identify, set up, calibrate and store flow instruments associated with systems and processes in an industrial facility.

• Calibrate for Vibration
  Explains how to identify, set up, calibrate and store vibration monitoring instruments associated with systems and processes in an industrial facility.

• Calibrate for Level
  Explains how to identify, set up, calibrate and store vibration monitoring instruments.

• Calibrate for Pressure
  Explains how to identify, set up, calibrate and store pressure instruments.

• Calibrate Valves
  Explains how to identify, set up, calibrate and store valves and equipment.

• Calibrate Controllers
  Explains how to identify, set up, calibrate and store controllers.

• Calibrate Recorders
  Explains how to identify, set up, calibrate and store flow instrucments.

• Perform Continuity Check Per Loop and Verify Mechanical Installation
  Explains how to identify loops requiring continuity checks, obtain loop documentation, and select test equipment.

• Perform Final Calibration Checks, Simulate and Prove Loop
  Explains how to verify that instrumentation systems are properly calibrated and fully operational.

• Troubleshoot Loop
  Explains how to verify that instrumentation systems are properly calibrated and fully operational.

• Commission Loop
  Covers the steps to perform proper commission of loops in accordance with technical specifications.

• Tune Loop
  Enables the trainee to properly tune a loop until the least amount of fluctuations possible are present in the process with the process in a stable state.

• Programmable Logic Controllers
  Enables the trainee to properly describe the general functions, parts and uses of programmable logic controllers.

• Distributed Control Systems
  Describes the general functions, parts and uses of distributed control systems.

• Analyze Density & Specific Gravity
  Defines density and specific gravity and how to analyze a sample of a give process for density and specific gravity.

• Analyze Viscosity
  Defines viscosity, how to apply appropriate formulas and how to identify types of analyzers used.

• Analyze ph
  Identifies types of analyzers, defines ph and explains how to analyze a process sample for ph.

• Analyze Electrical Conductivity
  Covers the definition of electrical conductivity, methods used at industrial facilities for analyzing electrical conductivity and how to analyze a process sample for electrical conductivity.

• Analyze Gas
  Describes methods of analyzing gases, how to identify commonly analyzed gases, the reasons for analyzing gas, various types of gas analyzers used in industrial facilities and how to properly analyze the gases in a process sample.

• Ultraviolet/infrared Analyzers
  Describes methods of analyzing ultraviolet/infrared light spectrums, identifying various types of ultraviolet/infrared light spectrum analyzers and properly analyzing the spectrum of a process.