The Certified Controls Specialist Certification Course is a comprehensive, three-part program designed to provide participants with a foundational to advanced understanding of building control systems, their interaction with HVAC equipment, and their role in energy management and building operation. This course aims to simplify the complex world of controls, empowering students with the knowledge and confidence to effectively troubleshoot, analyze, and communicate about building control systems. The program emphasizes hands-on learning through individual and team exercises involving manipulating graphics, analyzing data, logic programming, and basic functional testing.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of all three levels of this course, participants will be able to:

• Master Building Management Systems (BMS) & HVAC Integration: Understand BMS functionalities, navigate graphics and trending data for diagnostics, and comprehend how control elements interact with HVAC theory and components for optimal performance.
• Troubleshoot and Resolve Control & HVAC Issues: Develop systematic approaches to identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems within both HVAC and integrated control systems, including effective communication with contractors.
• Develop and Execute Functional Performance Tests: Create and apply comprehensive functional performance test procedures to validate system operation, efficiency, and ensure proper commissioning.
• Interpret and Create Sequences of Operation: Identify, write, and analyze basic to complex sequences of operation from system behavior, functional blocks, and written specifications.
• Work with Graphical Logic and Wiring Diagrams: Apply knowledge of graphical logic function blocks to identify issues and create control logic and understand the basics of wiring diagrams.
• Optimize Building Operation and Energy Usage: Utilize controls knowledge to enhance general building operation, improve energy efficiency, and contribute strategically to overall energy management goals.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for facility managers, maintenance technicians, energy managers, building operators, engineers, and anyone involved in the operation, maintenance, or design of building control systems and HVAC equipment. No prior in-depth controls experience is required for Controls 1, but a basic understanding of building systems is beneficial.

Course Format

This course is delivered in three progressive parts (Controls 1, Controls 2, and Controls 3), each building upon the knowledge gained in the previous level. The format combines theoretical instruction with extensive hands-on individual and team exercises, including manipulating graphics, analyzing data, logic programming, and basic functional testing.

Assessment and Deliverables

Assessment will be based on participation in hands-on exercises, completion of practical assignments, and a final certification exam at the end of each course level to demonstrate mastery of the learning objectives. Specific details regarding deliverables will be provided within each course module.

Pre-Requisites

None (CCS course registration and exam registration are separate)

Professional Development Hours

14 PDH credits, upon successful completion of the certification exam

CCS Course Syllabus