Certified Process Technician (CPT) Program
The Certified Process Technology Program prepares students for high paid careers as process technicians / operators, research technicians or laboratory technicians. Process technicians can find employment in such diverse areas as petrochemicals, refineries, fertilizer plants, pulp and paper mills, power generation, utilities, food and beverage, and
pharmaceuticals.
pharmaceuticals.
Job responsibilities include starting and stopping equipment systems, troubleshooting, safety and quality stewarding, periodic checking of equipment, and assigning repair jobs to the appropriate crafts. This is a world class, high paid career with local and international opportunities.
The Certified Process Technician Program competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.
Curriculum
Fundamentals
1. Applied Mathematics Unit Conversions / Volumes / Applied Problem Solving / Statistics
2. Applied Chemistry Elements, Acids, Bases, Hydrocarbons, Combustion Principles, Reaction Principles
3. Applied Physics Forces, States of Matter, Latent Heat, Fluid Flow, Flow Measurement
4. Applied Electricity Charges, Voltage, Amperage
5. Introduction to Computers Systems, Programs, Applications
6. Technical Writing - Writing Procedures, Writing Job Work Instructions
7. Introduction to Process Drawing Process Flow Diagrams, Piping and Instrument Diagrams
Health Safety and Environmental
1. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
2. Confined Space Program
3. Fall Protection Program
4. Electrical Safety Basics
5. Accident Prevention Signs, Tags, Labels, Signals, Piping System Identification, and Traffic Control
6. Fire Prevention and Protection
7. Control of Hazardous Energy (Lock out / Tag out)
8. Blood borne Pathogens
9. Detecting Hazardous Materials
10. Process Safety Management
Process Equipment
1. Instrumentation
2. Pumps
3. Compressors
4. Vessels
5. Steam Turbines
6. Electrical Motors
7. Fans
8. Heat Exchangers
9. Valves
10. Relief Valve
11. Flares
Process Systems
1. Cooling Towers
2. Plant and Instrument Air
3. Water Treatment
4. Waste Water Treatment
5. Heaters
6. Distillation
7. Reaction
8. Power Generation
9. Boiler Operations
10. Relieving Systems and Flares
11. Troubleshooting Techniques
Industries
1. Fertilizer
2. Refining
3. Natural Gas
4. Petrochemical
5. Energy
Quality
1. Introduction to Quality
2. Statistical Process Control
The Certified Process Technician Program competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.
- Maintain safety, health, and environmental standards in a manufacturing plant.
- Handle, store, and transport chemical materials according to all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Describe chemical / electrical process systems and operations.
- Operate, monitor, and control – batch and continuous chemical processes – and energy generation.
- Apply mathematical and statistical concepts and principles to process operations.
- Use computers and computerized equipment for communications and process control.
Curriculum
Fundamentals
1. Applied Mathematics Unit Conversions / Volumes / Applied Problem Solving / Statistics
2. Applied Chemistry Elements, Acids, Bases, Hydrocarbons, Combustion Principles, Reaction Principles
3. Applied Physics Forces, States of Matter, Latent Heat, Fluid Flow, Flow Measurement
4. Applied Electricity Charges, Voltage, Amperage
5. Introduction to Computers Systems, Programs, Applications
6. Technical Writing - Writing Procedures, Writing Job Work Instructions
7. Introduction to Process Drawing Process Flow Diagrams, Piping and Instrument Diagrams
Health Safety and Environmental
1. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
2. Confined Space Program
3. Fall Protection Program
4. Electrical Safety Basics
5. Accident Prevention Signs, Tags, Labels, Signals, Piping System Identification, and Traffic Control
6. Fire Prevention and Protection
7. Control of Hazardous Energy (Lock out / Tag out)
8. Blood borne Pathogens
9. Detecting Hazardous Materials
10. Process Safety Management
Process Equipment
1. Instrumentation
2. Pumps
3. Compressors
4. Vessels
5. Steam Turbines
6. Electrical Motors
7. Fans
8. Heat Exchangers
9. Valves
10. Relief Valve
11. Flares
Process Systems
1. Cooling Towers
2. Plant and Instrument Air
3. Water Treatment
4. Waste Water Treatment
5. Heaters
6. Distillation
7. Reaction
8. Power Generation
9. Boiler Operations
10. Relieving Systems and Flares
11. Troubleshooting Techniques
Industries
1. Fertilizer
2. Refining
3. Natural Gas
4. Petrochemical
5. Energy
Quality
1. Introduction to Quality
2. Statistical Process Control
Find out more about the CPT Program by downloading our brochure: |
CPT Program Modules |
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