Navigating Rockwell Automation's Logix Certificate Program
McNaughton-McKay offers Rockwell Automation's Logix Certificate Program through in-person and online training services. The curriculum for the in-person courses is hands-on and designed to develop workforce skills with each product family. These classes can be taken at certain McNaughton-McKay locations throughout the year. This article will serve as a reference to guide you along the pathway of your chosen certificate program.
This course takes place over 4.5 days and is the first step for most individuals to receive their chosen Rockwell Automation Logix Certificate. The curriculum is designed to introduce those with little experience or understanding of ControlLogix systems to the essential concepts for maintenance and troubleshooting. More information about this course can be found here.
After completing the introductory course, learners may advance to either the Accelerated Logix5000 Programmer or Maintainer Certificate Level 1 courses. This prerequisite may be waived for those with significant experience using Logix PLCs. For more details, contact a McNaughton-McKay training specialist.
This accelerated, 5-day course is for participants who have completed their level 1 or 2 Logix course or have equivalent experience with ControlLogix systems. The curriculum for this class teaches learners to apply hardware troubleshooting skills and interpretation of ladder logic to restore a Logix5000™ system to normal operation. The traditional pathway requires students to take ControlLogix System Fundamentals and Troubleshooting, Basic Ladder Logic Interpretation, ControlLogix Maintenance and Troubleshooting and elective classes. Two weeks after this course has been completed, all attendees will be emailed a link to complete the online, timed and multiple-choice assessment that must be passed to receive a certificate of achievement. The full course agenda and more class details are available here.
The curriculum for this 5-day certificate course covers creating a new project, programming a Logix5000 application and adding advanced functionality to that application using the Studio 5000 Logix Designer® programming environment. The traditional pathway for this certificate requires students to first take ControlLogix System Fundamentals and Troubleshooting, Basic Ladder Logic Programming, Project Development and elective classes. The accelerated pathway can only be taken if a level 1 or 2 Logix course has already been successfully completed or if the student has equivalent experience with using Logix PLCs. Two weeks after the certificate course is completed, a web-based, timed and multiple-choice assessment will be sent to all attendees. A passing grade will earn the certificate of achievement. The full course agenda is available here.
After earning the Level 1 Logix5000 Programmer Certificate, trainees may enroll in the Advanced Logix5000 Programmer Certificate course.
McNaughton-McKay offers this 4-day course to those who have already received their Logix5000 Programmer Level 1 Certificate.
In this course, participants will learn to program a highly optimized Logix5000 application, using Studio 5000 Automation Engineering & Design Environment® tools to meet advanced specifications. The curriculum prepares students to pass the online certificate assessment (available two weeks after course completion). More details about this course can be found here.
Questions
If in-person learning does not work for your schedule, the Logix certificates are also available through Learning+, Rockwell Automation's online and on-demand training program. The coursework for Learning+ classes is broken up differently from what is outlined here. Please fill out the form below with any questions you have, and a training specialist will be in touch.