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Control Systems Technician (CST) Associate

International Society of Automation

Certification

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The ISA CST Associate certificate program is designed to provide you with validation that you have the fundamental on-the-job skills needed to excel as a control systems technician working in industrial automation environments.

Cost

$95 exam feeShow moreShow less

Format

Hybrid

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Program Details

Detailed information about this program

The ISA CST Associate certificate program is designed to provide you with validation that you have the fundamental on-the-job skills needed to excel as a control systems technician working in industrial automation environments.

Requirements

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Describe and apply fundamentals of temperature, flow, level and pressure instrumentation
  • Interpret basic piping & instrumentation drawings (P&IDs)
  • Define calibration principles
  • Apply fundamental techniques of final control devices
  • Use and maintain instrumentation documentation
  • Troubleshoot basic control systems
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Industrial Machinery Mechanics49-9041.00
  • Engineers, All Other17-2199.00
  • Engineers, All Other17-2199.00
  • Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians17-3024.00
  • Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians17-3024.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populated·from NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Preventive maintenance schedules for a range of production machinery — execute independently, adjusting task sequencing to minimize downtime on a busy plant floor.
  • Malfunctioning mechanical components such as gears, bearings, and shafts — diagnose cause of failure and replace with appropriate parts with minimal oversight.
  • Hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems on industrial equipment — inspect, clean, and adjust during routine servicing cycles in a processing facility.
  • Disassembly and reassembly of moderately complex machinery — perform in correct sequence, verifying tolerances and clearances against manufacturer service manuals.
  • Operational tests on repaired machinery — conduct and interpret results to confirm repair adequacy before releasing equipment back to production.
  • Defective parts and worn components — examine systematically using near-vision inspection and precision measuring instruments to determine serviceability.
  • Maintenance and repair records — document completely and accurately in a computerized maintenance management or inventory management system after each job.
  • Troubleshooting logic for recurring mechanical faults — apply structured diagnostic methods to identify root causes in familiar equipment types within the facility.
  • Replacement part requirements — assess and communicate clearly to supervisors or parts staff using inventory management software to avoid production delays.
  • Time and task priorities across multiple concurrent work orders — manage independently to meet production schedules in a high-demand industrial environment.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
78%
Placement Rate
90%