ISA Certified Control Systems Technician

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ISA Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST)
Program
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Why a Certification Program?

• Benefits Employers
• Ensures a high level of skill and competency
• Promotes safe practices
• Serves as an objective third-party tool to bring
  employees to the same level of accountability
• Qualification tool for new hires and contractors
• Way to establish a pay for performance system

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Sampling of Employers Who Support CCST

• Alyeska Pipeline Service
• Ashland Chemical
• BASF
• Bay-Tec Engineering
• Bechtel Construction Company
• Boehringer-Ingleheim Roxanne Laboratories
• BP Oil
• Cargill
• Central Maine Power Co.
• City of Detroit
• Cleveland Electric Power
• Colorado Springs Utilities
• Coors Brewing Co.
• District of Columbia Sewer Water Authority
• Dupont
• Eli Lilly
• Emerson Process Management

• GE Plastics
• Honeywell Inc.
• Jacobs Engineering
• Kellogg, Brown Root
• Maverick Technologies
• Meade Electric Company
• Merck
• Michigan Consolidated Gas
• Motorola
• Noramco
• Oklahoma Gas Electric
• Pfizer
• Rohm Haas
• Southern Company
• Total Petrochemical
• Tropicana Products Inc.
• Valero
• Xcel Engery

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Why a Certification Program?

• Benefits Individuals
• Establishes a professional identity
• Provides documentation and recognition of
  knowledge, experience and education
• Opportunities for promotion, pay increases, job
  portability
• Encourages life long learning and professional
  development

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About the CCST Program

• CCST was introduced in 1995
• Over 9,000 technicians have applied
• 70 apply at Level I
• 12 apply at Level II
• 18 apply at Level III
• Nearly 4,000 currently certified as ISA CCSTs
• Eligibility requirements
• Level I - 5 years education / experience
• Level II - 7 years education / experience
• Level III - 13 years education / experience
• Pass multiple choice exam (Levels I and III)
• or simulation exam (Level II)

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Who is a CCST?

• CCSTs are knowledgeable and skilled in
• pneumatic
• mechanical, and
• electronic instrumentation
• CCSTs understand
• process control loops, and
• process control systems including computer based
  systems

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CCST Performance Domains

• Calibration
• Loop checking
• Troubleshooting
• Start-up
• Maintenance/repair
• Project organization
• Administration

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How Can I Prepare for CCST Exam?

• List of Resources on www.isa.org/ccst at
  Prepare link
• CCST Level I, II, and III Study Guides
• CCST Level I Review Course
• Technician Guide Series of books

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How Do I Apply?

• Apply online or download an application from
  www.isa.org/ccst
• Document your experience and employment history
• Complete and return the application to ISA
• You will be notified of your eligibility to take
  the exam and provided an eligibility number
• Visit www.prometric/ISA to select a testing
  center and date to take the exam
• Take the exam and receive your score immediately
  upon completion at the testing center

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ISA Certification Programs
CSE CAP CCST
       
Available U.S. Only X    
Available Globally   X X
Focus on Process Control X   X
Focus on Automation   X  
Engineering License X    
Work Experience Required X X X
Engineering Degree Required Varies by State    
4 Yr Technical Degree Required   X  
No Degree Required     X
Without 4 Yr Technical Degree 10 years of
Automation experience is required
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For More Information

• Email ccst_at_isa.org
• Online www.isa.org/ccst
• Phone [phone]