Ride the wave of future technologies in automation!

Join the Industry 4.0 revolution, accelerating organizational efficiency through automation. Stay ahead of the curve for a future-proof career.  Automation offers a challenging, interesting, and well-paid path. Graduates are well-positioned for in-demand roles, opening doors to traineeships or apprenticeships. 

Automation is just one of the Industry 4.0 trends in accelerating the efficiency of organisations and utilising new and emerging technologies to automate production processes using machinery and state-of-the-art technologies. A career in automation offers the opportunity to work in a field that is challenging, interesting, in-demand and well-paid.   

This course allows students to develop a good understanding of the emerging technologies in the resources sector. Learn how automation is innovating mobile and fixed plant operations, get an introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and process control operations. These skills are in high demand in the sector, so graduates will be well placed to pursue a traineeship or apprenticeship following this course. The course also provides an overview of the historical development of automation, an in-depth coverage of current automation and insight into some future extensions.