Higher Certificate in Process Instrumentation & Automation

Program Overview

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Course description

TU Dublin’s Learn+Work course is a professional traineeship course providing a pipeline of skilled in-demand work-ready talent into STEM industries through industry partnership.

Learn+Work courses blend the strength of a university education with an apprenticeship-style work placement.

This course is designed specifically to create work-ready university graduates in the shortest possible time-frame.

Each year Learn+Work students spend 5 months in fulltime study and then 7 months on placement with a company 4 days per week, returning to university 1 day per week during term time.

Students are paid while on placement.

As a result this is an intensive course, that runs 12 months each year, instead of the standard 9 months, so students do not get the traditional summer break while on this course, but they are entitled to annual leave days on a pro-rata basis while on work placement.

Process instrumentation is a branch of Engineering that deals with various types of instruments used in the measurement, recording and control of physical parameters such as pressure, temperature, flow rates and pH among many others.

This course will help you develop the knowledge and skills you need to avail of the numerous job opportunities in the highly automated manufacturing and process industries.

You’ll enjoy a mix of theory and practical learning, including sessions in our laboratories equipped with real-world equipment and software used in industry.

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Work Placement Information

Our industry partners hire and mentor our Learn+Work students 7 months each year so that they have the relevant experience, skills and competencies required to work full-time in the industry and high-tech companies after graduation.

Industry partners where our students are on work placement:

Alexion

Bonner

Bristol-Myers Squibb

CalX Instrumentation Services Ltd

EMR Integrated Solutions

Hanley Calibration

Hanley Technology

Intel

Lagan Cement

LotusWorks

McL Automation

West Pharmaceutical Services

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IT Requirements:

MEDIUM spec computer required (minimum) (i.e. able to run Win 10, an AV solution and Office comfortably. Be able to use Wi-fi and camera to attend online classes). MS Windows 10 based laptops are recommended.

Program Outline

Year One

Year Two

Semester 1

Algebra, Geometry and Calculus

Introduction to Instrumentation

Electro-Technology 1

Workshop Practices & CAD

Semester 2

Industrial Services

Work-based Learning Stage 1

Course Structure:

	September - January	February - May	May - August
Year 1	Workshop Practices & CAD Introduction to Instrumentation Electro-Technology 1 Mathematics	Industry Services (1 day a week) Industry Placement (4 days a week)	Industry Placement (5 days a week)

Semester 1

Calculus and Statistics

Electro-Technology 2

Process Instrumentation 1

Electrical Power & Machines

Semester 2

Programmable Logic Controllers

Work-based Learning Stage 2

Course Structure:

	September - January	February - May	May - August
Year 2	Electrical Power & Machines Electro Technology 2 Process Instrumentation 1 Mathematics	PLC's (1 day a week) Industry Placement (4 days a week)	Industry Placement ( 5 days a week)

Roles such as Instrumentation Technician, Calibration Technician, Maintenance Technician working in industries such as:

Pharmaceutical

Chemical

Food and Drinks Processing

Water/Wastewater

Power Generation

Oil and Gas Processing