A Patoka Valley Career and Technical Education Cooperative Program in partnership with Vincennes University Jasper.
Students will receive both high school and college credit for their work.
Year one courses will include:
Indiana DOE CTE Code- Industrial Automation and Robotics 1 (5610)
CIMT 201- Concepts of Fluid Power for Industrial Maintenance
Introduction to the theory and operation of fluid power systems. This course will cover fluid power components, circuit diagrams, circuit operation, basic fluid power principles, and properties.
CIMT 202- Concepts of PLC
This course covers the operation and programming of a programmable logic controller (PLC). Laboratory experiences include creating ladder logic programs and using them to troubleshoot automation equipment.
CIMT 220- Concepts and Applications in Industrial Automation
This course covers an introduction to Computer Integrated Manufacturing in industry. Programming concepts are introduced using Visual Basic. Emphasis is placed on robotic workcell basics; including programming a robot. Various topics cover robotic classifications, applications, socioeconomic impact, workcell design, robot programming, sensor and actuator interfacing, plus a project centered on a CIM workcell.
The Internship
Student will earn $8/ hour while working in an internship
Academy participants will be assigned to a new internship location each semester
Internship experience should give participants exposure to a wide variety of career pathways available with the employer while also developing skills of the participant and providing real-life work experience