What is course certification?

The purpose of the USATF course certification program is to produce road race courses of accurately measured distances.

For any road running performance to be accepted as a record or be nationally ranked, it must be run on a USATF-certified course. In addition, the certification program is very important to the average road racer, as well as those of exceptional speed. Most runners like to compare performances run on different courses, and such comparisons are difficult if course distances are not reliable. No one can truly establish a personal best if the course distance is not accurate.

What is a USATF Sanction?

A USATF Sanction is an official designation issued by USATF, through a local Association, which approves and licenses the holding of a competitive track and field, long distance running, or race-walking event in the United States. USATF Sanctioned Events are provided with liability insurance. Only USATF Sanctioned Events are eligible for National and World Records.

Learn more here.

Why Do I need both?

For a road running performance to not only be accepted by USATF but recognized and ratified by USATF, the performance must have occurred on both a USATF certified course and a USATF sanctioned event. With new standards and requirements for world and national ranking, it is imperative that events have both a USATF course certification and a USATF Sanction for athletes to recognize the full benefit of running at a particular road race. While both programs work independently of one another, only events that have both a USATF course certification and a USATF Sanction are record eligible.

For athletes, check here for the list of sanctioned events to see if your next race is record eligible.

How to Have Your Course Certified

For anyone who wishes to measure road courses for certification, our complete Course Measurement Manual is provided online. After measuring according to the procedures in this manual, the measurer must submit complete data and application forms and a detailed map of the course to the Certifier in the state where the course is located (most certifiers charge a fee for reviewing the application, up to a maximum of $30). The certifier will either approve the course or, if the measurer made a mistake, notify the measurer and explain how to fix it. Once a course is approved, the certifier will assign it a course ID number, and prepare a certificate which is combined with the course map to become the official documentation for this certified course.

To view our listed measurer standards, click here.

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Description:

This course reviews the knowledge and skills areas included on the CAP examination.The intent is to prepare an automation professional who meets the exam criteria to take the exam. The content is based on the Job Analysis Domains, Tasks, Knowledge Areas, and Skill Areas developed as the basis for the CAP certification exam.

For other training to help prepare for the CAP exam, see Training Resources.

You will be able to:

• Define the scope and format of the CAP exam
• Compare process variable measurements and control valve selections
• Discuss how the various types of control technologies are used in industrial automation, including process control from basic to advanced control, discrete, batch, motor and, motion control
• Identify the range of digital communications used in automation and how these are used in system integration
• Explain when safety instrumented systems (SISs) are needed and how they are specified
• Recognize the importance of electrical issues that relate to grounding and noise
• Apply the critical areas of automation opportunity identification and project justification
• Interpret the best practice methodology for automation project execution

You will cover:

• Field Devices: Pressure, Level, Temperature, and Flow Measurement | Analytical Measurement | Discrete Field Devices | Control Valves | Communication Concepts
• Control and Simulation: Response and Loop Characteristics | PID Control | Advanced Regulatory Control | Multi-variable Control | Distributed Control System | Control Strategy Design Steps | Documentation | Batch Control | Discrete Control | Drive Control | Motion Control
• Operator Interface and Alarm Management: Human Machine Interface (HMI) | Historical Data 
• Integration: Communications | Manufacturing Execution System (MES) | Network Security
• Safety, Reliability, and Electrical: Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) | Hazardous Area Classification | Protection Techniques | Intrinsic Safety | Pressurized Enclosures | Grounding, Shielding, and Interference
• Maintenance Management: General Maintenance Activities | Maintenance Repair and Improvement | Computerized Maintenance Management | Manitenance Execution Responsibilities 
• Workflow and Project Leadership: Opportunity Identification and Project Justification | Communications and Team Processes

Classroom/Laboratory Exercises:

• Practice taking CAP exam-style questions

Course Resources (included with registration):

Textbook:

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Register Offline:

If you wish to register offline, obtain the Training Registration Form, complete, and return to ISA with your payment.

Not sure this course is for you?

A pre-instructional survey is available for you to evaluate your level of understanding of the course material and to show you the types of questions you'll be able to answer after completing the course.

For more information:

Contact us at +1 919-549-8411 or info@isa.org to start your company on the path to well-trained employees.