Sixteen modules, one foundation.
The Basic Operator Training curriculum, from reading process drawings to advanced process control. Build a curriculum from the modules your operators need.
Learn anytime, anywhere
With our BOT, operators can learn at their own pace or in a structured classroom with a qualified instructor. Whether you want to sharpen your operators’ knowledge or are training new operators, the modules build a comprehensive curriculum.
The course list
Sixteen modules in five groups. Take the full course, or choose the modules your operators need.
Foundations
How to read the plant and the physics behind it.
- Module 1
Reading Process Drawings
How to read P&IDs, process flow diagrams and the symbols operators use every day.
- Module 2
Basic Physics
Matter and energy, heat transfer, gas laws, fluid flow and simple machines.
Equipment
The equipment operators run every shift.
- Module 3
Valves
Valve types, how each one works and where it is used in the plant.
- Module 4
Vessels and Storage Tanks
Drums, vessels and tanks: their parts, purpose and safe operation.
- Module 5
Heat Exchangers
Exchanger types, how heat moves between streams, and operating considerations.
- Module 6
Furnaces and Boilers
Fired equipment: combustion, main components and safe operation.
- Module 7
Pumps
Centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, their operation and care.
- Module 8
Compressors
Compressor types, how they work and how they are protected.
- Module 9
Electric Motors and Turbines
The drivers behind rotating equipment: electric motors and turbines.
Systems and control
Utilities and the basics of keeping a process on target.
- Module 10
Utilities Systems
Steam, water, air, nitrogen and the other utilities that keep a plant running.
- Module 11
Basic Process Control
Control loops, instruments and how a process is kept on target.
Chemistry and separation
What happens inside the reactors and columns.
- Module 12
Basic Chemistry
Elements, compounds and the chemistry behind plant processes.
- Module 13
Chemical Reactions and Reactors
How reactions work, the role of catalysts, and common reactor types.
- Module 14
Columns
Column internals and how separation equipment works.
- Module 15
Distillation Fundamentals
Vapor and liquid behavior and how a distillation column is run.
Advanced
For operators ready to go beyond the basics.
- Module 16
Advanced Process Control
Control strategies that go beyond the basic loop.
Instructor guides
Enhance learning through experiential and immersive tools and techniques. Each instructor guide gives a step-by-step road map for delivering the module, with activities and knowledge and skill checks.
The instructor package includes all BOT modules, the instructor guide, PowerPoint and supplemental documents such as performance evaluations, forms and activity documents. Annual, lifetime and educational licenses are available.
Build a curriculum from the modules you need
Ask about instructor packages, facilitated training and site-wide licenses.