WDCE Course Descriptions
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NAT100
Forklift Train-the-Trainer Add-On
This course meets the Federal OSHA mandate for becoming a certified trainer for the OSHA 1910.178 standards for powered industrial trucks (forklifts).
Prerequisite(s): Forklift Certification, TRS 187 or equal certification.
NAT101
Instruments and Controls
Learn electrical analog and digital mode control basics. This course features hands-on exercises in aligning, calibrating, and troubleshooting. This course is geared towards gas plant, production, transmission, and related industry personnel.
NAT102
Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
This course is for technicians and personnel needing hands-on understanding of the operation, application, and configuration of solid-state relay devices. You will gain the foundation of understanding PLC operation and programming, including relay ladder logic, numbering systems, addresssing, PLC functions, hardware, wiring, application, and troubleshooting.
NAT103
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
This course covers the principle sof computer-based SCADA systems and emphasizes remotely-operated wire/wireless transmissions. This course is for electronics, automation, instrument, and communications technicians.
NAT104
Natural Gas Measurement: Fundamentals
This course covers the basics of physical and chemical makeup of gas mixtures and affect of temperature and pressure on the mixture. Participants will learn how to analyze and determine good measurements. This course is for gas measurement technicians, analysts, engineers, and personnel who witness/audit natural gas measurements.
NAT105
Elementary Electronics for Nonelectrical Personnel
This course covers the basic theory of electronics and combines it with a working knowledge of the use and application of test equipment. This course is recommended for mechanics, operators, and anyone who requires a basic understanding of electronics.
NAT106
Commercial Drive (CDL) Training Specific for the Oil and Gas Industry
This 180-hour course takes a participant through the process of obtaining a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL). The course will focus upon typical on-road CDL training and include additional training in skills necessary for success in the oil and natural gas industry. Skills such as operating skills on lease roads, high center of gravity loads, and close quarter maneuvering will be studied and practiced. This training is already utilized by many of the leading oil and gas service companies for their current employees.
NAT107
Chainsaw Safety and Operation
This course will focus on basic safety and operational procedures related to chainsaws. The focus will primarily be on safety with an opportunity to use a chainsaw in a typical setting.