Production Process Control Training

Learning Outcomes

• Monitor production processes to identify deviations from set parameters.
• Analyze production data to determine process performance and areas for improvement.
• Implement corrective actions to bring processes back within specification.
• Apply quality control principles to ensure product consistency and compliance.
• Document process control activities and report findings to relevant stakeholders.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of process control measures and recommend adjustments.

Target Audience

This course is designed for production supervisors, team leaders, and operators who are responsible for overseeing and controlling production processes in manufacturing, assembly, or processing industries.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals are essential to develop competence in configuring, tuning, and troubleshooting control systems. Learners will work with PLCs, HMI software, and process simulators to apply theoretical concepts in realistic scenarios.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Instrument Calibration and Loop Checking — Learners calibrate temperature, pressure, and flow transmitters using a calibrator and verify loop integrity with a multimeter. (16h)
• Practical 2: PID Tuning on a Simulated Process — Using a process simulator, learners tune a PID controller using Ziegler-Nichols and manual methods, observing effects on response. (16h)
• Practical 3: PLC Programming and HMI Development — Learners program a PLC (ladder logic) for a simple batch process and create an HMI screen to monitor and control the process. (16h)
• Practical 4: SCADA Configuration and Data Logging — Learners configure a SCADA system with tags, alarms, and trends, then collect data from a simulated process and analyze it. (16h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.