hnd industrial computing and automation - PK Douala

1. The Objective of the training

This specialty trains senior technicians who, with the help of a project head, can analyze, design, and implement a whole or part of an automated system that ensures supervision of an industrial plant.

2. Expected skills

® General skills
- Self-employed, work together as a team
- Analyse or design specifications for a system
- Develop or choose technical solutions (hardware and software) and the products by integrating reliability and quality aspects
- Supervise average projects
- Install, develop, maintain and troubleshoot equipment
- Lead a project group
- Present his/her enterprise to clients

® Specific skills
- Participate in developing computer software which will be used in driving machines, controlling robots in the production chain;
- Optimize the functioning of a production chain
- Ensures that all the elements in the production chain communicate with one another and operate well.
- Collaborate directly with the project head and engineers
- Participate in analyzing end users’ needs and the development of software
- Develop and exploit applications and computer systems, connected in a network or not, which are production procedures for goods from equipment and technical service.
- Choose hardware and programming languages
- Control computer-aided production and ensure dialogue between the designer and the operating parts
- Master the equipment.

3. Career opportunities

- Work in production chain industries
- Enterprises which are specialized in installing and maintaining automatic equipment.
- Servicing companies and Computer Engineering.