The PCO course is a results oriented course designed to improve the attendees abilities to identify and correct control loop problems. The course is intended for Instrument Mechanics and is a good introductory course for process control and instrumentation engineers.

The PCT course is a practical results oriented course designed to improve the abilities of process engineers and operations management personnel to troubleshoot process variability problems. The course explores the implications of process equipment design and process variability and therefore would be beneficial for maintenance and design engineers.

The pipeline process control optimizatoin techniques course is intended to strengthen the student's ability to optimize petroleum pipeline process control performance. The course is primarily intended for process and control engineers, instrument and electrical technicians and operations management personnel who want to improve their ability to optimize/troubleshoot pipeline process controls. The course explores the implications of process equipment design on control performance and would be beneficial for maintenance and design engineers.

The overall objective of the two-day session is to strengthen the attendee's ability to identify and prioritize opportunities for energy conservation through process control optimization. The two-day course has been designed for process, production and energy conservation engineers who want to improve their understanding of the role of control optimization on energy consumption. Approximately 40% of the course is devoted to a computer-based DCS-like process simulator, where the attendee practices the concepts presented during the lectures.

For important control loops, if the process objectives cannot be achieved with a simple PID controller, a more sophisticated strategy needs to be considered. Cascade, ratio, feed-forward and decoupling strategies can often deliver the required performance improvement. The focus of this 4 day advanced process control course is on recognizing opportunities for advanced strategies and successful implementation.

The course is a practical results oriented course designed to improve the abilities of process engineers, control engineers or instrumentation engineers who have responsibility over the optimization of the paper machine dryer section. The course explores the implications of process equipment design and process variability and therefore would be beneficial for maintenance and design engineers.

The Field Training Course upgrades the student's ability to apply the process control concepts presented in the PCO/PCT courses. The Field Training Course is conducted in the form of small scale process control optimization surveys. Survey objectives and techniques are presented at the beginning of the course. The software used during the survey, including data collection, controller tuning and time series analysis is reviewed.

The OPCT course is a practical, results oriented course designed to give the attendees the basic skills and tools to identify and troubleshoot process variability and process control problems.