CAPT
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The Center for the Advancement of Process Technology (CAPT) was established in Texas
in 2002. It supports the development of a highly skilled, educated and diverse process technician workforce for the chemical manufacturing, refining
, oil and gas production, and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries.
To fulfill our mission, CAPT pursues five primary goals:
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in 2002. It supports the development of a highly skilled, educated and diverse process technician workforce for the chemical manufacturing, refining
Refining
Refining is the process of purification of a substance or a form. The term is usually used of a natural resource that is almost in a usable form, but which is more useful in its pure form. For instance, most types of natural petroleum will burn straight from the ground, but it will burn poorly...
, oil and gas production, and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries.
Mission
To accomplish this, CAPT focuses on three models: one for pre-hire education in process technology (PTEC), one for new hire training, and one for incumbent training.To fulfill our mission, CAPT pursues five primary goals:
- Develop curricula and instructional materials that support process technology education.
- Provide professional developmentProfessional developmentProfessional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
opportunities for faculty who prepare students for careers in the process industries. - Support program development and improvement to serve student and industry needs.
- Establish and foster partnerships linking industry, education, and government to advance process technology education.
- Provide for the organizational and fiscalFinance"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
development of CAPT to assure its health and sustainability.