Education of automation infrastructure based on international standards — Foundation™ Certified Training Program as an excellent illustration

This paper presents a fieldbus education using real hands-on training courses set in a non-vender specific environment on Foundation™ technology, which is fully compliant with recognized international standards and enable an automation infrastructure for operational excellence. The Foundation™ Certified Training Program (FCTP) lunched by the Fieldbus Foundation to ensure uniform standards in the quality of the training center, course instructors, and program curriculum and materials is described as an excellent illustration. To actively promote the Fieldbus Foundation´s technology, Foundation Fieldbus, in Thailand, King Mongkut´s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) received strong supports from the Fieldbus Foundation Thai Association aims to complete FCTP certification process.