Industrial Automation

Development Program

Program Information
Industrial Automation Development

Why The Program Target Group

● Out of 75 competency
assessments (PFT) only 9 at the
expected role level
● Availability and accuracy of
process data at risk due to faulty
sensors and actuators
● Blended format ● Junior automation engineers/
● Duration approx. 6 months responsible
● English language (min level B1.1) ● Automation engineer with less
experience in the plant

Objectives
Prepare the plants for the PoT
Equip participants with skills and competencies required to fulfil their role at the required performance level.

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Program overview

End of Jan 2023 Mid March 2023 Mid May 2023 End of May 2023

Kick off
End of Nov

Automation & OT
Instrumentation Security Plant project Workshop

● Self- learning ● Self- learning Execute a plant project; 4-day face-to-face workshop at
● Assignments ● Assignments topics considered based on one selected plant:
● plant DCS assessment
● Knowledge checks ● Knowledge checks plant needs
● project presentations

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Course content

Instrumentation part 1 Instrumentation part 2 Automation

1. Instrumentation Basics 1. Weigh feeders 1. Automation General

Concepts
2. Temperature sensors 2. Level sensors 2. Standard reference
documents
3. Pressure transducers 3. Gas analyzer 3. Interlocks and PID

4. Flow meters 4. Electrical Measurements 4. Alarm Management

Assignments 5. Actuator 5. Sub-Controls

Assignments 6. OT Security

7. TIS concept & Reports

8. HLC basics

Assignments

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Project selection and execution

Different topics can be considered Project requirements

according to the plant needs:

● Completion by mid May 2023

● Set up the eDM MV app ● Project will be presented during the
face-to-face workshop

● Update of Functional Analysis (FA)

● Plant specific project: participant to

propose the topic by end of January
2023

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Successfactors Learning Management System

1. Open the Success Factors Home Page

(the link can be found at the bottom of Holcim Connect page
)

2. Open “Learning”

3. The Process Engineers Program is available

under “My Learning Assignments”.

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Success Factor LMS

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 Useful links

Link to the participants folder

Link to the templates folder

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