Certified PROFIBUS and PROFINET training
The next opportunity to get certified will be early in 2012 at MMU's Certified PROFIBUS Training Week commencing 23rd January.
Designed to help candidates reach their fullest potential in just a week, the week covers the Certified PROFIBUS Installer course - which is pre-requisite, the Commissioning & Maintenance module, the newly-introduced System Design module (see adjacent feature article) and finally the Certified PROFIBUS Engineer Course.
To register please call Ann on +44 207 193 8018 to check availability for this or future opportunities.
PS - These courses can also be delivered at your premises for groups of 6 or more. Ask for details.
|
|
Help us Plan our Events
We always try to ensure that our events are planned to provide the greatest benefit to the most people. Your help would be appreciated so we've created a Reader Survey where you can express your views and give us your suggestions for improvement. It takes less than a couple of minutes to complete and is totally anonymous.
Click here to help.
|
Contact The PROFIBUS Group or tel:
:: 00 44 207 193 8018 |
|
|
Greetings!
Welcome to Number 42 in the life of PROFINEWS UK, bringing you a quick summary of news and events in and around the UK.
Sincerely
Bob Squirrell,
PROFIBUS Group Chairman
|
|
|
|
Membership Special Offer:
13 months for the price of 12 and no joining fee!
Members of The PROFIBUS Group enjoy many valuable benefits such as 10% discount on training, consultancy and selected products, free access to many �000's worth of PROFIBUS and PROFINET documentation and software, participation in events, access to the Members' Forum on the website and much, much more!
To encourage more companies, institutions and consultancies to join us, we have waived the �100 joining fee and are only charging for 12 months membership if you apply to join before December 31st. So, the sooner you apply, the more you save.
 Simply download the Membership Application with complete list of benefits and costs and send it in now to join us.
PS: Members are also entitled to use the logo shown here with the words "Member of" above on their stationery, website and publicity material.
|
MSc in Industrial Communication and Automation ...
... features PROFIBUS & PROFINET
MMU is launching a new MSc programme in September 2012 to reflect the rapid uptake of field-level networking and Ethernet-based technologies in factories and process plant. The new Master programme will reflect the evolution from an enterprise infrastructure comprising of islands of instruments and sub-systems to an infrastructure of networked smart devices and systems.
The course offers successful students accreditation as Certified PROFIBUS Engineer and Certified PROFINET Engineer in addition to their MSc Industrial Communication and Automation.
More information
|
2012 PROFIBUS and PROFINET training schedule
The PROFIBUS Group has published the 2012 Training Schedule featuring Certified PROFIBUS or PROFINET training, plus other specialised courses.
In addition to the popular Training Weeks at MMU, the programme offers a new modular approach to Certified PROFIBUS Engineer status. Trainees can now elect to attain the Certified Engineer accreditation in 2 tranches of 2 and 3 days a month or two apart. This is intended to enable busy workers to fit their training around their work schedules and assimilate newly acquired knowledge before moving to the next stage.
Download the new schedule.
|
Membership Reminder
A quick reminder to existing members of The PROFIBUS Group: membership subscriptions fall due at the beginning of January. If you've not already set the wheels in motion for your renewal, please email your purchase order number to admin@uk.profibus.com If you do not have a purchase order system please advise to whom and what email address we should send the invoice.
Membership subs are: Student �99, User �250, Regular �500, Vendor �2000 or Senior �2500 (all plus VAT). A list of the benefits for each grade can be found on the web
|
|
|
