More Fieldbus Foundation Trainers Certified Under FCTP Program

The Fieldbus Foundation has announced that it has certified several new fieldbus technology trainers under its FOUNDATION Certified Training Program (FCTP). This program establishes uniform standards for fieldbus educational curriculum and instructors around the globe, and defines acceptable levels of learning for students of the technology.

Recognition under the FCTP means that FOUNDATION fieldbus training courses are taught at a certified training site, by a certified instructor, using certified curriculum. The core instructional content, developed by a team of qualified instructors from various institutions worldwide, is consistent across all the training facilities. Through the program, educational institutions, curriculum and instructors are all audited to ensure they meet standardized educational requirements.

The FCTP currently offers three types of certification: FOUNDATION Certified Professional, FOUNDATION Certified Support Specialist, and FOUNDATION Certified Technical Specialist. Additional certifications may be added in the future. Any certified trainer can teach all of these certifications.

The five new FOUNDATION certified instructors include: Dr. Bindert Douma, STC Brielle, The Netherlands, Ed Williamson, SAIT Polytechnic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Mark Tarrant, SAIT Polytechnic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Yoshiharu Amano, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, Yoshitsugu Morioka, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.

Fieldbus Foundation President and CEO Rich Timoney congratulated the new certified trainers. "The dedicated technology instructors participating in the FCTP will make a significant contribution to the growth of FOUNDATION fieldbus and the future of a skilled automation workforce," said Timoney. "By attending training courses at an institution that is included in the FTCP, students will gain access to highly skilled trainers possessing a strong knowledge of the basic and advanced principles of FOUNDATION technology."

Timoney added, "The goal of the FTCP is to identify and work with qualified training sites and personnel to deliver theoretical and practical hands-on instruction in the design, engineering, operation and maintenance of systems, instruments and valves utilizing FOUNDATION fieldbus in a consistent, comprehensive and quality assured manner."

In addition, certified instructors are audited to see if they have achieved specified Fieldbus Foundation training goals. Instructors must demonstrate expertise in areas such as Human-Machine Interface (HMI) tools, fieldbus troubleshooting, simple device configuration, and device deployment and functionality across a fieldbus network.