Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Technician Certificate

LOCATION: Distance Education DURATION: 32 weeks (approximately) STARTING MONTH: Open enrolment CREDENTIAL: George Brown College Certificate The Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Technician program addresses the needs of employers who require a highly skilled technical workforce and those of students who need cost-effective, high-quality, fully accredited technical training. Complete all aspects of the program while studying at home using an interactive learning package and receive a PLC Technician Certificate. This innovative Distance Education program combines state-of-the-art PLC simulation with one of the biggest-selling PLC books in history. The learning materials consist of a CD-ROM with 19 courses (modules) containing text, audio, 2D and 3D animations, computer-based testing, and PLC simulation software. The interactive PLC simulation software essentially converts your computer into a virtual PLC and allows you to run, verify and debug ladder logic programs based on the Allen-Bradley RSLogix 500 format. The simulation software allows you to familiarize yourself with many different features associated with Allen-Bradley PLCs, including timers, counters, sequencers and math functions. Design ladder logic programs, perform tests and simulate the operation of real-world components, including motors, solenoid valves and a wide variety of other discrete and analog I/O devices. You may enrol at any time during the year (open-enrolment) and complete the modules in the learning package at your own speed. Typical completion time is 32 weeks, but there are no time limits. Required Courses: The modules should be taken in the following order. COMPULSORY (19) ELNC 9071: Overview of PLCs ELNC 9072: Central Processing Unit ELNC 9073: I/O System ELNC 9074: Programming Terminals and Peripherals ELNC 9075: Installation and Maintenance of PLCs ELNC 9076: Relay Logic ELNC 9077: Ladder Logic ELNC 9078: Timers ELNC 9079: Counters ELNC 9080: MCR, JUMP and FORCE Instructions ELNC 9081: Sequencers ELNC 9082: Data Transfer ELNC 9083: Math Functions ELNC 9084: Process Control ELNC 9085L Data Communications ELNC 9086: Number Systems and Codes ELNC 9087: Digital Logic ELNC 9093: Advanced Programming Languages ELNC 9092: Robotics Your Career: This program prepares you to work in the rapidly expanding field of industrial automation and control. Automation in the industry is providing jobs for technically trained people who can build, program, integrate, service, maintain and operate PLCs. The PLC Technician program will provide the basic technical skills and knowledge necessary to work with electrical control systems typically found in an industrial environment. PLC technicians install and repair industrial electronic equipment, including I/O networks, data highways, variable speed drives and process control equipment, and write PLC programs for a wide variety of automated control systems, ranging from simple on-off control systems to robotics. PLC technicians also find employment in the industrial engineering field, where they are actively involved in the design and implementation of PLC control systems. Additional Cost: $70 per module, plus $370 for the DVD (which includes all software and required materials). International applicants are charged the same fees but in U.S. dollars (US$70 plus US$370); the posted exchange rate in effect at the time of your registration will be used to determine the final fee in Canadian dollars. There is no refund on DVD course materials for this program. * Amounts listed are the total of tuition for programs starting in fall 2016. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in fall 2017 and at later dates.