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The Certified Business Advisor® (CBA) is an on-demand, self-paced eLearning certification program specially designed for professionals who advise small business owners. 

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The Senior Guest Program at ÌÇÐÄVlog allows Ohio residents age 60 years and older to attend regular university classes tuition-free on a space-available basis.

Contact Lifelong Learning lifelonglearning@kent.edu   330-672-3100

A series of 3-day train-the-trainer workshops will be provided to high school teachers from Northeast Ohio and the surrounding region as part of the workforce development program for high school students. The high school teachers will be trained in a curriculum that will be a meaningful experience in preparing students to become aircraft pilots and/or unmanned aircraft systems operators.  As part of their training, the teachers will be given the opportunity to earn a Part 107 Remote Pilot Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Certificate through in class and online training. All workshops will be held at the ÌÇÐÄVlog campus and airport.

A new offering at ÌÇÐÄVlog requested by many of the programmable logic controller training participants.

Instructor: Darwin Boyd, Ph.D.  
Date: August 11-12, 2025 
Cost:  $995/person.  
Location:  Room 029 Aeronautics and Engineering Building, ÌÇÐÄVlog, Kent, Ohio

Prerequisite: Studio 5000 Programmable Logic Controller Training or equivalent (contact instructor Dr. Boyd dboyd@kent.edu if you have questions)
Lunch options provided each day. A parking pass next to the Aeronautics and Engineering Building will be provided before the start of the course.
Contact Dr. Boyd dboyd@kent.edu   330-672-3607 or Lifelong Learning lifelonglearning@kent.edu  330-672-3100

Our  is equipped with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix (Logix 5581E) processors, Allen-Bradley PanelView 5310, 10 inch graphics terminals, and Studio 5000 version 36 or later.

Course Objective: To enable participants to create, configure, and manage HMI applications for PanelView 5310 terminals using Studio 5000 View Designer.

Target Audience: Engineers, technicians, and programmers involved in developing and maintaining machine-level HMI systems.

Course Modules:

1. Introduction to PanelView 5310 graphic terminals and View Designer
2. Creating and Managing Projects
3. HMI Communications
4. Designing Graphics Displays
5. Implementing User Interaction
6. Alarm and Message Handling
7. Security
8. Project Deployment and Runtime

Course Delivery

Registered participants will be provided with online material up to two weeks prior to the training. In-person, hands-on 16-hour training will consist of lecture materials and laboratory exercises. In addition to lab exercises, a pre-test and post-test are used to measure mastery of objectives. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Human Machine Interfaces Studio 5000 View Designer Basics certificate of completion.

• Online materials followed by two days in-person training

• Lecture material and laboratory handouts provided in .pdf format

   

   

This course is designed to assist those who will be taking the National Environmental Health Association Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian Credential Exam, in their studies and review of pertinent material for the exam. It has narrated review lectures, resources, and practice exam questions available as part of the course. The course includes hundreds of practice exam questions that cover all of the exam content areas.

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The course covers the steps that state, local and tribal health departments are required to take to prepared for and meet the PHAB accreditation standards. It is intended for PHAB coordinators and other health department staff involved in the accreditation process. In addition to explaining the prerequisites and accreditation requirements the course provides access to other PHAB resources.

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The College of Aeronautics and Engineering is offering PLC training to students enrolled in academic programs as well as industry representatives. Experienced professors conduct all training at ÌÇÐÄVlog and are committed to providing the best learning experience. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Programmable Logic Controllers Studio 5000 Logix Designer Basics certificate of completion.

Registered participants will be provided with online modules up to two weeks prior to the training. In-person, hands-on 32-hour training will consist of approximately 15 laboratory exercises. In addition to lab exercises, a pre-test and post-test are used to measure mastery of objectives. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Programmable Logic Controllers Studio 5000 Logix Designer Basics certificate of completion.

• $1935
• Online modules followed by four days in-person training
• Lecture material provided in .pdf format
• 8:00am-4:30pm
• Room 029 Aeronautics and Engineering Building, ÌÇÐÄVlog, Kent, Ohio
• Instructor: Darwin Boyd, Ph.D.

Contact Lifelong Learning lifelonglearning@kent.edu 330-672-3100

A fully online training program that is required for access to the ÌÇÐÄVlog Cleanroom Research and Prototyping facility.

Located in the LCM building, the Cleanroom facility includes tools for device fabrication (such as liquid crystal displays) with a range of equipment including spin reactive ion etch, metal evaporation systems (DC and RF sputter, e-beam, thermal), wet chemical stations, photolithography, and surface analysis tools. Registrants will have access to the online course for two weeks.

Learn more about User Training for Cleanroom Research and Prototyping Facility. 

By combining art studio activities with discussions of art as it relates to different time periods and cultures, students come to better understand the world of art. Students are organized by cross-age groupings and work with a variety of media to develop their individual art skills. Art Enrichment is a student teacher education program at ÌÇÐÄVlog.

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