Advanced Certificate in Process Automation - Virtual Learning
Course Methodology
This Gulf Rowad online training course will utilize a variety of proven online learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension, retention of the information presented. The training course is conducted online via an Advanced Virtual Learning Platform in the comfort of your choice location.
Course Objectives
Delegates will understand all the technical terms associated with PID controllers as well as process control. They will be taught to implement excellent loop tuning techniques and strategies and apply their knowledge in a useful and practical way. Following this training course, delegates will be able to interact effectively, with plant management and other engineers, regarding all aspects pertinent to process control and advanced PID controller tuning.
By the end of this Gulf Rowad online training course, participants will be able to:
- Decide on the best type of control to implement, using a PID controller
- Understand all the terminology that may be encountered, using PID controllers
- Implement various open-loop tuning strategies with a PID controller
- Implement various closed-loop tuning strategies with a PID controller
- Implement strategies, which include Cascade, Ratio, Gain Scheduling, etc., using PID controllers
- Implement assorted model-based loop tuning solutions
Target Audience
The target audience will be anyone associated with PID controllers, process control and loop tuning. Whether it be the person that actually does the tuning, the person that is intimately involved with process control and control strategy selection, the person doing controller installations, the person doing the optimization, etc.
There are a whole host of people who could benefit from this training course. Suitable candidates would include, but not be limited to:
- Instrument Technicians
- C&I Engineers
- Process Control Engineers
- Chemical Engineers
- Engineers and professionals, from other fields, who have a vested interest in the processes being controlled
Target Competencies
Organisational Impact
The company can be assured of delegates that have an excellent knowledge base, and an ability to apply that knowledge. They will be able to:
- Immediately grasp aspects, pertinent to normal and advanced PID controllers
- Deal effectively with tuning issues
- Make a positive contribution to process control, using PID controllers, in the workplace
- Develop confidence in their own abilities to tune difficult processes, and
- Be able to share PID controller knowledge with others, as required
Personal Impact
Participants will leave with a sense of empowerment. They will:
- Enhance their knowledge of PID controllers
- Improve their credibility
- Speak with authority on PID controllers
- Have faith in themselves and their abilities, and
- Make a positive contribution to the workplace, using PID controllers
Course Outline
Process Control, Terms & Definitions and Types of Control
- Process dynamics and assorted processes that can be encountered
- Process stability
- Process responses (including first, second and high order processes)
- Terms and definitions, associated with process control (Gp, Td, Tc, PV Tracking, etc.)
- The different types of control that may be implemented
The PID Controller, Default Settings & Control Strategies
- Proportional band percentage / Gain
- Integral / Reset action
- Derivative / Rate action
- Default controller settings, for various processes
- PID combinations that can be used, for various processes
- Combined feedback and feed forward, integral windup, etc.
Open and Closed Loop Tuning, for the PID Controller
- Ziegler-Nichols open loop tuning method
- Ziegler-Nichols closed loop tuning method
- Tuning methods to satisfy overshoot constraints
- Tuning rules and guidelines
- Non-formalized (trial & error) open loop running methods
- Non-formalized (trial & error) closed loop running methods
Advanced Control Strategies, Using a PID Controller
- Cascade loops, using PID controllers
- Ratio control loops, using PID controllers
- Gain scheduling, with a PID controller
- Using a PID controller, to deal with long dead times
- Self-tuning controllers
- Understanding Real vs ideal, saturated vs non-saturated and controller equations
Model-based Control, for Applications where a PID Controller Would not be Suitable/Optimal
- Using a model-based system, to deal with dead time
- Using a Smith predictor
- Understanding Internal Model Control (IMC)
- Dahlin’s controller
- Understanding and implementing Model Predictive Control (MPC)
2026 Schedule & Fees
| Date | City | Language | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
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