91041NSW Certificate III in Programmable Logic Controllers

Qualification: Certificate III (AQF)
TAFE Course No: 441
Nominal Hours: 216

This course is for people employed in the electrotechnology industry who want to supervise, maintain, program and install programmable logic controller (PLC) systems and associated equipment.

You will learn the principles of programmable controller hardware and software systems, from basic ladder logic to applications of PLCs and SCADA systems.

Career Opportunities: Maintenance supervisor, control installation technician, industrial controls technician.

Articulation:Successful completion of certain module(s) in this course will allow you to claim credit(s) in higher level courses containing those modules. You must first meet the entry requirements for any of these courses before any credit(s) can be claimed.

Entry Requirements: Certificate III or equivalent from the Electrotechnology area. Relevant pre-requisite modules will need to be completed prior to commencing certain modules in this course.

Modules/Units
Core:
7764K	Advanced PLC
7793G	Programmable controller - basics
6059B	Programmable logic controllers 1
Electives: Contact the campus for details.

Applying and enrolling:

Campuses:

Port Macquarie - Part-time, 2 nights per week for 1 year. Contact Rex Davies on (02) 6581 6222 for more information.

This course is for people employed in the electrotechnology industry who want to supervise, maintain, program and install programmable logic controller (PLC) systems and associated equipment.