Requires: Bachelor's degree + ~3 years automation experience, or HS diploma + ~9 years (education/experience matrix; third-party consistent)
Renewal: 3 years; recertify by PDPs (150 over 3 yrs) or re-exam
26 records · 4 briefs · 4 study guides
Controls/Automation credentials, codes & rules.
What you must hold to practice, what employers ask for, which codes you design to, and which regulators can stop a launch — with the prerequisites, renewal cycle and issuing body for each.
1Licenses to practice
12Certifications
9Standards
5Regulations
Read in depth
Study guides & compliance briefs.
Study guide · 15 min
Certified Automation Professional (CAP) — Study Guide
Credential: Certified Automation Professional (CAP) Issuing body: International Society of Automation (ISA) Jurisdiction: International Level: Professional Prerequisites:…
Read → Study guide · 16 min Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) — Study GuideCredential: Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) Issuing body: exida (administered under the CFSE Advisory Board) Jurisdiction: International Level: Expert — the sen…
Read → Study guide · 13 min Controls/Automation — Good-to-Know Rules of Thumb & Veteran KnowledgeStandard-practice and niche credentials, standards mastery, order-of-magnitude reflexes, and the things exams don't test. For working automation engineers. --- 1. Standar…
Read → Study guide · 2 min Controls/Automation — Study GuidesCredential landscape Controls/Automation is a mixed-mandate discipline : the flagship credentials are voluntary and competence-based (ISA's CAP for automation generalists…
Read → Compliance brief · 4 min ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU — Equipment for Potentially Explosive AtmospheresIssuing body / enforcer: European Parliament and Council; enforced by EU/EEA Member State market-surveillance authorities, with conformity assessment by EU-notified bodie…
Read → Compliance brief · 4 min FDA 21 CFR Part 11 — Electronic Records; Electronic SignaturesIssuing body / enforcer: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Jurisdiction: United States — any FDA-regulated entity (…
Read → Compliance brief · 4 min IEC 62443 — Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) SecurityIssuing body: IEC Technical Committee 65 / Working Group 10 (with ISA as the U.S. mirror — documents are published jointly as ISA/IEC 62443). Jurisdiction: International …
Read → Compliance brief · 5 min NERC CIP Reliability Standards (CIP-002 through CIP-015)Issuing body / enforcer: North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), subject to FERC approval and oversight; enforced by NERC and the eight Regional Entities …
Read →Requires: ~5 years combined education + work experience, minimum 1 year work experience
Renewal: 3 years; recertify by PDPs or re-exam
Requires: ~7 years combined education + work experience
Renewal: 3 years; recertify by PDPs or re-exam
Requires: ~13 years combined education + work experience
Renewal: 3 years; recertify by PDPs or re-exam
Requires: 3 years business experience in functional safety; engineering degree; complete TÜV-approved training course; pass exam
Renewal: 5 years; extendable once (employer letter + project report + fee); after 10 years retraining + re-exam
Requires: Approved training course + written exam (75% pass, incl. case studies); experience evidence reviewed at recertification
Renewal: 5 years; extension on 5-year work log + SME review + interview; after 10 years re-exam from initial certification
Requires: Minimum 10 years related experience with education credit (engineering bachelor's = 7 yrs; PE license subtracts 1 more year); referee statements; case study post-exam
Renewal: 3 years; renewal application + fee
Requires: Minimum 2 years related experience with education credit
Renewal: 3 years; renewal application + fee; upgrade to CFSE possible
Requires: ABET-accredited engineering degree; FE/EIT passed; typically 4 years progressive experience; state board approval
Renewal: State PE license renewal (PDH requirements vary by state, typically 15-30 hrs/yr or biennial)
Requires: TIA Programming 1, 2, 3 courses (or equivalent SIMATIC experience)
Renewal: No formal expiry found - certificates of achievement do not expire; retake advised on platform generations
Requires: S7/TIA Service 1 and 2 courses
Renewal: No formal expiry found - certificate of achievement
Requires: Relevant course completion (e.g. Logix5000 experience + wiring-diagram literacy)
Renewal: Estimated 2 years (reseller claim, unverified)
No records match.
Next step
Credentials prove you studied. ETS proves the part works.
The Academy maps to the codes your auditors ask about — PPAP, APQP, FMEA, GD&T, ISO 13485 — taught by engineers who have defended designs in production and in court.
- NDA on request
- Senior engineer replies in one business day
- Fixed price where applicable
- Your data stays yours