This 40-hour MIG Welding course introduces the skills and knowledge necessary to set up equipment and make sound welds using the short circuit MIG welding process. Items covered will include shop safety, set up and operation of GMAW equipment, weld joints and positions, and welding of carbon steel using the GMAW short circuit process.

Required Supplies:

Students will need to wear long sleeve cotton shirt, long cotton pants, and leather work shoes to every class.

Students will need to bring a welding helmet (shade 9 or variable), MIG welidng gloves, and safety glasses to every class. 

This 40-hour Stick Welding course introduces the skills and knowledge necessary to set up equipment and make sound welds using the SMAW or "Stick" welding process. Items covered will include shop safety, set up and operation of welding equipment, weld joints and positions, and welding of carbon steel using various rod types.

Required Supplies:

Students will need to wear long sleeve cotton shirt, long cotton pants, and leather work shoes to every class.

Students will need to bring a welding helmet (shade 9 or variable), welidng gloves, safety glasses, chipping hammer, and wire brush to every class. 

The Cybersecurity Resiliency in Industrial Control Systems course is designed to enhance understanding ofthe critical nature of Industrial Control System environments and the associated risks, threats, and defenseswithin an organization, business, or government entity. This course will introduce the convergence ofphysical security with cybersecurity, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and Industrial ControlSystems security, increase awareness of the Internet of Things and Industrial Control Systems, and examinethe threat landscape within Industrial Control Systems. Cyber threat mitigation techniques will be examinedas well as methods of identifying cyber attacks and vulnerabilities. Tools to respond to and recover fromcyber attacks on Industrial Control Systems will be addressed.

Topics

• Internet of Things and Industrial ControlSystems Review

• Threat Landscape

• Mitigating Threats

• Detecting Vulnerabilities and Attacks

• Responding to and Recovering from Attacks

Prerequisites: None

Recommended: AWR402 Introduction to Internet of Things

FEMA / SID NumberStudents must register and bring a copy of theirSID number to class.

Register online:https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/Default.aspx?MO=mCourseCatalog&D=EC&C=PER398&S=13

This course is designed to provide guidance for the implementation of an effective cybersecurity incident recovery program from a pre-incident and post-incident perspective. The training focuses on connecting IT with emergency management and is intended for government, critical infrastructure, and private sector personnel who have the responsibility for recovering after a cyber incident. Short term tactical and long-term strategic activities are discussed culminating in the development of an action plan.

Topics

•Cyber terminology
•Cyber incident life cycle
•Threat levels
•Emergency management
•Recovery continuum
•Government’s role in cybersecurity
•Cyber and the incident command system
•Federal resources for cyber
•Key programmatic elements that improverecovery
•Plan, organize, equip, train, exerciseconsiderations
•Short-term recovery actions
•Long-term recovery actions
•Cyber incident recovery action plan

Prerequisites

FEMA / SID NumberStudents must register and bring a copy of theirSID number to class. Register online:cdp.dhs.gov/femasid

Recommendations

AWR 136 (Instructor led) – Essentials of Community CybersecurityAWR 175-W (Online) – Information Security for Everyone

Register at https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/Default.aspx?MO=mCourseCatalog&D=NE&C=MGT465&S=31

As the market-leading choice for modern business intelligence (BI), the Tableau platform is known for taking any kind of data from almost any system and turning it into actionable insights with speed and ease. It’s as simple as dragging and dropping.

In this workshop you will learn the basics of connecting data sources ranging from databases and spreadsheet files to creating simple interactive visualizations.

In this course students will learn visualization basics and how to:

• Create several of Tableau’s primary chart types.
• Aggregate tables/charts into usable dashboards.
• Utilize filters to customize views.   
• Apply navigational tools to switch between views.

To get the most out of this course students should have a working knowledge of spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel.

Instructors will be Elizabeth Wakefield, Director of Institutional Research for ASU Newport, and Eric Atchison, Vice President for Strategic Research for the Arkansas State University System.

This program is approved for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship.

Basic Eligibility Criteria

An applicant must:

Be an Arkansas resident

Be a high school graduate or received high school equivalency

Not be a current recipient of the Arkansas Academic Challenge ScholarshipBe accepted for admission in a program of study at an approved institution of higher education that leads to an associate degree or a certificate program in the fields of Industry, Health Care, or Information Technology.

Award Amounts

The Workforce Challenge Award will be the cost of a certificate program or program of study not to exceed $800.

Apply for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship

Learn basic programming, maintenance and trouble-shooting PLC based industrial controls using PLC trainers with Allen Bradley/ Rockwell Automation Control-Logix hardware and Allen Bradley/Rockwell Automation RSLogix 5000 and RSLinx software. This will allow you to benefit from vendor training on specific equipment. The central processing unit is an L36 ERM. The basic operating principles of all PLCs, their inputs and outputs (discrete and analog), programming, maintenance, and networking will be covered. Hands on approach to Factory Talk View is also included.

Ken Walsh

Ken Walsh started his career as an Electrical Engineer developing automated sawmill equipment. Ken worked for Rockwell Automation for Nearly 20 years as a field support engineer.

• Experience in Automation Systems, software, System Design, Pneumatics, Electric Motor Drives, Panel Design, logic controllers, HMI project management, startup, troubleshooting and repair with disciplines applied across a multitude of industries.
• Broad knowledge of general automation, networks, motion control, drive systems and process control that spans across multiple control vendors.
• Experience with networks and communications includes: Controlnet, Devicenet, Ethernet, Modbus.

This program is approved for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship.

Basic Eligibility Criteria

An applicant must:

• Be an Arkansas resident
• Be a high school graduate or received high school equivalency
• Not be a current recipient of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship
• Be accepted for admission in a program of study at an approved institution of higher education that leads to an associate degree or a certificate program in the fields of Industry, Health Care, or Information Technology.

Award Amounts

The Workforce Challenge Award will be the cost of a certificate program or 

This course will increase your knowledge of the Control-Logix 5000 controller capabilitieprogram of study not to exceed $800. 

Apply for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship

Course Description:

In this course, you will gain a deeper understanding of project development tasks and applications, learn how to create and organize a RSLogix 5000 project, creating new programs, routines, periodic event tasks and applications. You will also learn to configure Addon instructions, User Defined Data Tables, Producer Consumer Messaging and PID.

Ken Walsh started his career as an Electrical Engineer developing automated sawmill equipment. He worked for Rockwell Automation for just under 20 years as a field support engineer where he saw applications everywhere imaginable. Ken is also a proud Vietnam era veteran.

• Experience in Automation Systems, software, System Design, Pneumatics, Electric Motor Drives, Panel Design, logic controllers, HMI project management, startup, troubleshooting and repair with disciplines applied across a multitude of industries.
• Broad knowledge of general automation, networks, motion control, drive systems and process control that spans across multiple control vendors.
• Experience with networks and communications includes: Controlnet, Devicenet, Ethernet, Modbus.

The student will find that the Basic CFOT Course from BDI DataLynk offers a real  world approach to fiber network understanding. This fiber optic training course is a recommended prerequisite to the other BDI DataLynk Courses.