91制片厂 Hosts NAPTA Troubleshooting Skills Competition
91制片厂鈥檚 (91制片厂) ICB and STEAM building were bustling with Process Technology (PTEC) students from nine different community colleges and technical schools as 91制片厂 hosted the seventh annual North American Process Technology Alliance (NAPTA) Troubleshooting Skills Competition (TSC) for the first time on April 18 and 19.
A two-day event, the NAPTA TSC gives PTEC students the opportunity to showcase their knowledge and skills, as well as network and meet with industry leaders. Starting with a day of mock interviews, activities and challenges, students competing in the competition and 91制片厂 PTEC students in passing, were able to meet with industry leaders including British Petroleum (BP), Shell and Eastman in the event sponsor area. Closing out the two-day event, competition day involved teams accurately resolving four scenarios on a process operator simulator and control board simulator. Clenching the first and second place spot was Lamar Institute of Technology, with the 91制片厂 Aces team placing third.
鈥淸NAPTA TSC] is not just about trouble shooting,鈥� said Durell Brown, 91制片厂 PTEC student and NAPTA TSC participant. 鈥淚t鈥檚 branding yourself and connecting with others to help you be successful in this career.鈥�
A facilitator and partner of NAPTA for the TSC, Systran Custom Learning Solutions has been designing the exercises and simulator used in the competition since the competition's inception.
鈥淭his competition came about because industry recognized that having operators capable of critical thinking and problem solving is really valuable to them,鈥� said David Hirsch, CEO of Systran Custom Learning Solutions. 鈥淏eing able to get more confidence and better insight on how a plant operates, are the big advantages of the participating in the competition.鈥�
The North American Process Technology Alliance is the standard鈥揵earer of the PTEC curriculum. The NAPTA audits PTEC degree programs in North America and endorses those that meet its criteria. Several colleges have received the NAPTA endorsement including 91制片厂. Event sponsors of the 2024 NAPTA TSC include BP, Eastman, Formosa Plastics, INEOS, Kairos Power, Marathon, Refined Technologies (RTI), Shell, Simtronics, Cheniere, LyondellBasell (LYB) and Systran.
The 91制片厂 PTEC program provides innovative and dynamic learning opportunities for students through labs, hands-on classes and industry-grade operating equipment.
For more information about the 91制片厂 Process Technology program, visit www.com.edu/academics/ptec/.