About the Program
This online certificate program consisting of three courses is geared for individuals looking to enter or move up within the field of automation. This program will also help attendees better manage employees working in this field of technology.
Certificate Requirements
To receive the Process Instrumentation and Control Certificate and 12 Continuing Education Credits (CEU’s), participants must successfully complete the following three courses, maintain at least a "C" average (70%):
- Sensors and Symbology – ENGR 5131
- Control Functions – ENGR 5132
- Installation and Engineering Functions – ENGR 5133
Career Potential
This program is built for engineers, technicians, and technologists to gain an understanding of the field of process automation. Many industries utilize automation including petrochemicals, nuclear, specialty and bulk chemicals, paints, films, power generation, automotive, breweries, rotating machinery and turbines, municipal & industrial waste incineration, coal handling, and steel.
Certificate Prerequisite
It is recommended that the course attendees come from a process industry background.
Course Content Creator
N.E. (Bill) Battikha, P.E. is a Professional Engineer with more than 30 years of experience in process instrumentation and control. He is the author of four ISA-published books, including the three-time best-selling The Condensed Handbook of Measurement and Control, and has published numerous technical papers.
Bill has contributed to major ISA standards, co-authored a patent and commercial software package, and advised on international engineering matters. He has also developed and delivered instrumentation and control training for universities, ISA, engineering firms, operators, and technical and sales teams throughout the United States and Canada.
Meet the Instructor
Matt Manwiller brings more than 28 years of experience in industrial equipment sales, application engineering, product management, operations, and material planning to his role as a Process Instrumentation and Control instructor. A Penn State graduate with degrees in Business Logistics and Business Administration, Matt was previously a Product Manager for an industrial instrumentation company, and has worked extensively with pumps, blowers, fans, heat exchangers, instrumentation, drives, and other equipment used in industrial and wastewater applications.
Throughout his career, Matt has developed technical solutions, supported equipment startups, improved processes, managed projects, and led teams serving OEMs, contractors, and end users. His hands-on experience with mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems—combined with his background in troubleshooting, system design, product development, and customer-focused problem solving—allows him to connect classroom concepts to real-world industrial applications.
Matt also has extensive experience in the blower, pump, and wastewater industries, including equipment sizing and application, process-system design, project management, and field service. His background includes positive displacement and centrifugal blowers, pumps, heat exchangers, instrumentation, variable-frequency drives, and related systems.
Matt served in the U.S. Army Reserve as a Cavalry Scout and Military Policeman. That experience helped strengthen his leadership, teamwork, discipline, and adaptability—qualities he brings to the classroom and to his work with students. Matt is passionate about helping students build practical skills and confidence as they prepare for careers in process instrumentation and control.
Course Offerings
Cost: $895 for individual course registration, or
$2,485 for pre-paid registrations for all three courses*.
* Please contact Erica Kunkel at [email protected] or 610-396-6221 to register for all three courses at the pre-paid discount rate (do not use the online registration).
Instruction Mode: The mode for all three courses in the series is web-based instruction; suggested pace is one topic per week with two-week allowance for the final exam. You may jump between cohorts but must take Sensors and Symbology (ENGR 5131) prior to the other two courses.
Sensors and Symbology (ENGR 5131)
- Welcome and Test Connections
- Introduction
- Identification Symbols
- Analyzer Systems
- Flow measurement
- Level measurement
- Pressure and Temperature measurement
- Online Exam
Dates: September 14 - November 6, 2026
REGISTER ONLINE IN SENSORS & SYMBOLOGY
Control Functions (ENGR 5132)
- Control Loops
- Programmable Electronic Systems
- Alarm and Trip Systems
- Control Centers and Enclosures
- Control Valves
- Online Exam
Prerequisite: Sensors and Symbology (ENGR 5131).
Dates: November 16, 2026 - January 15, 2027
REGISTER ONLINE IN CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Installation and Engineering Functions (ENGR 5133)
- Engineering Design and Documentation - Part 1
- Engineering Design and Documentation - Part 2
- Installation
- Project Implementation and Management
- Decision Making
- Online Exam
Prerequisite: Sensors and Symbology (ENGR 5131)
Dates: January 25 - March 12, 2027
REGISTER ONLINE IN INSTALLATION & ENGINEERING FUNCTIONS
