Starting outCan you start in industrial automation without an engineering degree?
Yes, and many working technicians did. What the work actually involves, what you need before day one, and how the Academy Programme is built for beginners.
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Insights
Practical notes from the labs
Short, useful reading for people deciding how to get into automation, students on placement, and employers planning training. Drafted by the Academy team from our own courses and project work; each article is reviewed by a facilitator before publication.
Starting out
Choosing a coursePLC or SCADA: which course should you take first?
The two are not alternatives. How they fit together on a real plant, who should start where, and how our professional courses build on each other.
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IT / SIWESWhat a SIWES placement with us looks like, week by week
The letter, the logbook, the supervisor, the projects, and the difference between watching and doing. For OND, HND and B.Sc students planning their industrial training.
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For employersTraining a maintenance team: what works and what wastes money
Lessons from commissioning and from the classroom: train your team on the same equipment brands your plant runs, check their skills hands-on in the lab, and measure the result in reduced downtime, not certificates.
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Stories
Student and project stories
Capstone projects from the Academy Programme, professional-course projects and IT/SIWES placements, in the students' own words. Each story is published with the student's written consent, recorded by the Academy office, with the facilitator's note on what was verified.