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Modern Industrial Automation Micro-credentials

An industry driven approach to learning, ensuring learners build useful skills that employers need.

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Skills Lab has partnered with the NSW Government under their New Education and Training Model (NETM) to deliver a set of new industry-driven micro-credentials to the Western Parkland City area.

Home to one third of Sydney’s workforce, the Western Parkland City is the economic powerhouse of Australia. With a forecast population of 1.4 million by 2036, it is one of Australia’s fastest growing urban areas. 

The NETM offers industry-led flexible pathways to deliver the skills needed as the Western Parkland City evolves. It will help to shape participants’ learning journeys and create new job opportunities, enabling learners to set up their career, take the next step, or pivot to a new industry.

Skills-Lab-open-book-icon Short, sharp and shiny 45% of respondents would prefer ‘bite-sized’, intensive learning.1

1 Source: Deloitte

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Fee-free relevant courses

The NETM’s committed funding ensures Skills Lab’s NETM micro-credentials are free for learners during the initial stages of the NETM pilot.

In-demand skills

Build the skills and knowledge to apply to emerging roles.

Short and relevant

Short, specialised units developed by industry, for industry.

 

Skills Lab's NETM Micro-credentials

Skills’s Lab’s three NETM micro-credentials are tailored to support operators, electricians, and programmers as they navigate these new digital environments, and prepare them for what’s next. See the three micro-credentials below: 

Electricians Working with Modern Industrial Automation

Industrial automation has significantly changed in recent years through digitalisation and the resulting convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT).

Accessing sites remotely, rather than attending in person, is common practice while data is often now stored in cloud-based systems.

 

Intended Audience 

This course is best suited to electricians or those working in a similar field. 

 

Content

The industrial automation industry now requires electricians to understand the different hardware used in modern control systems, along with the ability to troubleshoot the software and the incoming and outgoing signals. After completing this micro-credential, learners will be able to:

  • Connect and configure control system hardware, such as PLCs, RTUs, radios, and edge gateways.

  • Understand industry-leading industrial communication protocols, including their benefits and limitations.

  • Install, maintain, and fault-find industrial automation hardware.

  • Fault-find and troubleshoot control system software.

  • Understand the value of utilising data and analytics to support predictive maintenance.

 

Pre-requisites 

There are no prerequisites for this course. 

 

Training Style 

All course materials and activities will be accessed through Skill Lab's learning management system and the training will be facilitated in real-time using our cyber physical capability. Our cyber physical training provides live, face-to-face training from your home or office while ensuring an authentic in-lab experience. Students gain supervised remote access to state-of-the-art industry equipment, just as if they were sitting together in the Lab doing all the required practical industry learning.

 

Materials 

All course materials will be provided electronically using the Skills Lab online learning management system. 

 

Volume of Learning 

This micro-credential will involve a volume of learning of approximately 40 hours of student effort. 

 

Digital badge and certificates

On successful completion of the micro-credential assessment tasks, you will be issued with a Skills Lab digital badge to recognise your achievement. 

 

Training Dates
 
Block 1 Course Dates:
    • 19th Jun 2023 – 23rd Jun 2023

Block 2 Course Dates:
    • 31st Jul 2023 – 04th Aug 2023

Block 3 Course Dates:
    • 11th Sep 2023 – 15th Sep 2023

Block 4 Course Dates:
    • 23rd Oct 2023 – 27th Oct 2023

Block 5 Course Dates:
    • 04th Dec 2023 – 08th Dec 2023
 

Please note this micro-credential is currently open to residents of NSW only. Evidence of NSW residence will be required at the time of enrolment.

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Programming Methods for Modern Industrial Automation

Industrial automation has significantly changed in recent years through digitalisation and the resulting convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT).

Accessing sites remotely, rather than attending in person, is common practice while data is often now stored in cloud-based systems.

 

Intended Audience 

This course is best suited to engineers, programmers or those with a background in programming or a similar field. 

Content 

In addition to industry-standard programming techniques, knowledge of edge devices, networking, and cyber security is becoming essential for programmers working with modern industrial automation. At the completion of this micro-credential, learners will be able to:

  • Understand the impact modern industrial automation systems have on organisational processes.

  • Understand the differences between OT and IT systems, how they communicate, and how to mitigate risks.

  • Program industrial control systems using advanced programming languages.

  • Connect and configure an edge device to send process data from the plant to a cloud-based system.

  • Create dashboards and query process data in order to extract meaningful information.

  • Fault find and troubleshoot all aspects of the control system architecture.

Pre-requisites 

There are no prerequisites for this course. 

Training Style 

All course materials and activities will be accessed through Skill Lab's learning management system and the training will be facilitated in real-time using our cyber physical capability. Our cyber physical training provides live, face-to-face training from your home or office while ensuring an authentic in-lab experience. Students gain supervised remote access to state-of-the-art industry equipment, just as if they were sitting together in the Lab doing all the required practical industry learning.

Materials 

All course materials will be provided electronically using the Skills Lab online learning management system. 

Volume of Learning 

This micro-credential will involve a volume of learning of approximately 40 hours of student effort. 

Digital badge and certificates

On successful completion of the micro-credential assessment tasks, you will be issued with a Skills Lab digital badge to recognise your achievement. 

Training Dates
 
Block 1 Course Dates:
  • 22nd May 23 – 26th May 23

Block 2 Course Dates:

  • 03rd Jul 23 – 07th Jul 23

Block 3 Course Dates:

  • 14th Aug 23 – 18th Aug 23

Block 4 Course Dates:

  • 25th Sep 23 – 29th Sep 23

Block 5 Course Dates:

  • 06th Nov 23 – 10th Nov 23
 

Please note this micro-credential is currently open to residents of NSW only. Evidence of NSW residence will be required at the time of enrolment.

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Digital Network Operations in Modern Automated Environments

Industrial automation has significantly changed in recent years through digitalisation and the resulting convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT).

Accessing sites remotely, rather than attending in person, is common practice while data is often now stored in cloud-based systems.

 

Intended Audience 

This course is best suited to operators or those working in a similar field. 

Content 

The highly digital environment of modern industrial automation requires operators to have a greater understanding of modern Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and other IIoT applications. At the completion of this micro-credential, learners will be able to:

  • Understand a modern industrial environment, what devices are on the network, their purpose, and how they communicate.

  • Connect and configure modern SCADA and IIoT systems.

  • Understand good practices about capturing errors and responding to anomalies.

  • Fault find/troubleshoot within network architecture.

  • Understand what is possible with digital twins and mixed reality in the workplace.

Pre-requisites 

There are no prerequisites for this course. 

Training Style 

All course materials and activities will be accessed through Skill Lab's learning management system and the training will be facilitated in real-time using our cyber physical capability. Our cyber physical training provides live, face-to-face training from your home or office while ensuring an authentic in-lab experience. Students gain supervised remote access to state-of-the-art industry equipment, just as if they were sitting together in the Lab doing all the required practical industry learning.

Materials 

All course materials will be provided electronically using the Skills Lab online learning management system. 

Volume of Learning 

This micro-credential will involve a volume of learning of approximately 40 hours of student effort. 

Digital badge and certificates

On successful completion of the micro-credential assessment tasks, you will be issued with a Skills Lab digital badge to recognise your achievement. 

Training Dates

Block 1 Course Dates:
  • 05th Jun 23 – 09th Jun 23

Block 2 Course Dates:
  • 17th Jul 23 – 21st Jul 23

Block 3 Course Dates:
  • 28th Aug 23 – 01st Sep 23

Block 4 Course Dates:
  • 09th Oct 23 – 13th Oct 23

Block 5 Course Dates:

  • 20th Nov 23 – 24th Nov 23
 

Please note this micro-credential is currently open to residents of NSW only. Evidence of NSW residence will be required at the time of enrolment.

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