CSI Academy · EPC Engineering Track · 2026 Program
Open Process Automation Certification Program
A practitioner certification program for EPC engineers specifying, designing, and delivering process control systems under O-PAS — the open standard redefining industrial automation.
The Gap
Owner-operators are starting to require O-PAS in RFQs
Owner-operators are beginning to require O-PAS compliance in their RFQs. Most EPC I&C engineers have never been trained on it. That gap is a project risk today — and a competitive gap for the EPC firms whose clients are already asking the question.
Program Structure
Three certification tiers, built for EPC project delivery
O-PAS Awareness
For: VPs Engineering, Project Managers, Proposals teams
- What O-PAS is and why owner-operators are adopting it
- Reading and responding to O-PAS requirements in an RFQ
- Commercial and lifecycle implications for EPC delivery
- Where O-PAS changes scope, risk, and bid strategy
$5,000 – $15,000 per on-site session
★ Most requested
O-PAS Practitioner
For: I&C Leads, Automation Engineers
- O-PAS technical architecture and the standard's structure
- Specifying conformant components and profiles
- Designing control systems against the standard
- Integration with legacy DCS and field networks
$2,500 – $4,000 per seat
$25K–$40K on-site cohort
O-PAS Project Lead
For: Senior I&C, Project Engineering Managers
- Leading O-PAS scope across a full project lifecycle
- Migration planning and phased cutover strategy
- Conformance, testing, and commissioning oversight
- Managing multi-vendor delivery under the standard
$5,000 – $7,500 per seat
2026 Cohort · Limited Availability
Become a CSI Academy design partner
We are selecting three EPC firms to shape the O-PAS Practitioner curriculum and receive the first certified cohort from their I&C teams. Design partners help define the program and certify their engineers ahead of the wider market.
Why CSI
Authority built inside the standard
Standards Authority
Trevor Cusworth served as OPAF Co-Chair for six years and remains Marketing & Outreach Lead for the Forum. CSI's founding principal, Don Bartusiak, was Forum Co-Chair and a primary architect of the Open Process Automation initiative.
Commercial License
CSI operates under a commercial license from The Open Group authorizing use of O-PAS in commercial publications, offerings, and services — the basis on which this certification program is delivered.
Production Deployments
CSI has delivered brownfield OPA migrations across refining, chemicals, and utilities, and contributes actively to the O-PAS standard as a founding participant in the Forum.
CSI's joint lifecycle analysis with Wood PLC and Cargill models a 60–70% total-cost-of-ownership reduction over 25 years. Model your own facility →
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CSI Academy
Track
EPC Engineering · Open Process Automation
Email
trevor@csi-automation.com
Program Page
csi-automation.com/academy
2026 Program
Design partner enrollment open
O-PAS™ is a standard of The Open Group. CSI operates under a commercial license from The Open Group. Views published by CSI do not represent positions of The Open Group or the Open Process Automation Forum.