Programmable Automation I

General objectives

Handle the basic tools for installing programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in the industrial sector

Student access requirements

Accreditations/creditations

To meet at least one of the following requirements:

• Certificat de professionalitat nivell 1.
• Basic Vocational Qualification (FP Básico)
• Degree in Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) or equivalent.
• Technician Degree (FP Intermediate Degree) or equivalent.
• Certificate of Professionalism level 2.
• Have passed the entrance exam to intermediate vocational training.
• Have passed any official university entrance exam.
• Foreign titles must be properly accredited.
• If compliance with these requirements cannot be documented, minimum knowledge tests must be passed.

Priority groups

• Salaried workers who provide their services in private companies or public entities not included in the scope of the training agreements of the public administrations and who contribute to Social Security for vocational training for employment.
• Workers who are in any of the following situations: fixed-discontinuous workers during periods of unemployment, workers who become unemployed while in a training period, or workers subject to employment regulation during their periods of suspension.
• Workers enrolled in the special system for employees included in the general Social Security regime during periods of inactivity, the special regime for self-employed workers, the maritime regime, and those others in Social Security who do not contribute to vocational training.
• Caregivers of people in a situation of dependency can participate in the training of specific training actions related to their activity.
• Employees belonging to the staff of the beneficiary or provider entities of the training programs regulated in this Order can participate in the training actions managed by this entity, up to a limit of 10% of the total participants in the program, without exceeding, in any case, the limit of 10% of their total staff.
• The unemployed workers registered in the Public Employment Service of Catalonia. The participation of unemployed workers cannot exceed 30% of the total number of participants.

How to register

To complete the registration, it is essential to fill out the form found under the “Registration” button, attach the required documentation, and complete the pre-registration document “Annex,” which must also be included.

• Photocopy of valid ID card.
• Curriculum Vitae.
• Academic qualification
• Photocopy of the last salary in its entirety in which the following information appears: Social Security number of the worker, Social Security number of the company and CIF of the company (if you are active).
• Photocopy of the last self-employed receipt (only if you are self-employed).
• Photocopy of the updated DARDO (job application registration document at the Public Employment Service of Catalonia) (only if you are unemployed).

Contents

TRAINING MODULE 1: Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

• Analysis of the industrial sector
• Future of the industry
• Professional opportunities
• Explanation of programmable logic controllers in the industrial sector
• Hardwired logic
• Programmed logic
• Systems with programmable automation
• Description of the programmable logic controller
• Basic structure of a PLC
• Components
• PLC operating cycle
• Sequence of operations and time control
• Synthesis of electropneumatics
• Concept
• Basic principles
• Role of the PLC in an electropneumatic system

TRAINING MODULE 2: Installation and Configuration

• Description of the installation and configuration of programmable logic controllers
• Regulations and standards
• Creation of connection diagrams
• Environmental conditions of the surroundings
• Component distribution
• Wiring
• Configuration
• Startup

TRAINING MODULE 3: Basic Programming

• Description of basic programming tools for programmable logic controllers
• Basic programming concepts
• Programming tools
• Program structure
• Programming objects
• Addressing of connection points
• Basic instructions.
• Latching instructions
• Comparison instructions

Additional information

Upon completion, a certificate of achievement and/or attendance will be provided to the students. Course 100% funded by: