Training and Workshops
Three in-person courses will be held at the EtaPRO LLC office in Amherst, NY USA during New York (EST) business hours. Two virtual training and workshop sessions will be held during EST business hours. Virtual Training is conducted via MS Teams and AWS cloud-based servers. Access to both platforms is necessary for participation. Please confirm with your company IT department before registering for a virtual class. Refer to the attached Registration Flyer for dates and registration information.
Requests for dedicated virtual sessions should be sent to etapro-sales@etapro.com.
2026 Dates
NOTE: the April 2026 dates for this class have changed:
| DATE | TIME | TYPE | SEATS AVAILABLE |
| February 16-17 | Monday: 9AM - 4:30PM EST Tuesday: 9AM - 12PM EST |
Virtual | REGISTRATION CLOSED |
| April 21-22 | Monday: 9AM - 4:30PM EST Tuesday: 9AM - 12PM EST |
Virtual | REGISTRATION CLOSED |
| June 15-16 | Monday: 9AM - 4:30PM EST Tuesday: 9AM - 12PM EST |
In-person | 4 REGISTRATION CLOSES: June 8 |
| August 17-18 | Monday: 9AM - 4:30PM EST Tuesday: 9AM - 12PM EST |
In-person | 9 REGISTRATION CLOSES: Aug 10 |
| October 12-13 | Monday: 9AM - 4:30PM EST Tuesday: 9AM - 12PM EST |
Virtual | 10 REGISTRATION CLOSES: Oct 5 |
Description
EtaPRO APR software continuously monitors real-time data using advanced pattern recognition algorithms to detect plant and equipment anomalies. EtaPRO applies “management-by-exception” methods to focus plant staff’s attention on changing issues before they become critical and noticeable prior to a distributed control system announcing an alarm or a trip.
Who Should Take This Course?
The course is intended for individuals who are responsible for building, tuning, and monitoring APR models, as well as those who desire a broad understanding of the system architecture and components. The EtaPRO role associated with these tasks is typically "Analyst" or "Administrator".
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to provide an overview of the EtaPRO APR software. Students will learn to:
- Manage and maintain existing asset models
- Develop new asset models using the EtaPRO Asset Editor application
- Monitor online asset models using the Concerns Viewer and Issue Tracking tools
Course Content
- Introduction to Pattern Recognition
- Pattern recognition overview
- Historical data
- Data flow
- EtaPRO APR calculation and results
- Concerns Viewer Orientation
- User interface navigation
- Alarm management
- Monitoring strategy
- Issue Tracking System
- Enterprise Concerns Viewer
- Model Building
- Point properties
- Data analysis
- Data repair tool
- Offline analysis
- Fault detection
Course Materials
Each participant will receive copies of the EtaPRO APR Training Workbook with classroom exercises.
Class Size
Class size is limited to 10 seats. Available seats are updated on this page. We may ask you to select a second option if the desired class date is already full.
Note: Occasionally, a particular course will not meet the minimum registration requirement. EtaPRO LLC reserves the right to cancel such a session at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled start. Participants will be promptly notified.
Cancellation Policy
Applicants my cancel up to 15 working days before the session for a full refund. Cancellations within 11-14 working days prior to the start of the workshop are subject to a 20% service charge. Those who have not canceled reservations within 10 working days prior to the session and "No Shows" are subject to the full session fee. Substitutions may be made at any time.
Registration & Fee
Please complete the registration form (located at the bottom of this page) and email etapro-training@etapro.com the completed form. You may also call 1.716.799.1080 to register.
NOTE: Registration for a session closes 1 week prior to the scheduled start.
Fee
- 1½-Day EtaPRO APR Workshop $1,150
- 3 Day EtaPRO APR & VirtualPlant Workshop $2,000
All of our courses offer a 10% multi-registrant discount to organizations registering three or more persons for the same class at the same time. Fee includes software guides and other course materials.
Location
Courses are hosted from Amherst, NY USA during EST business hours. Contact etapro-sales@etapro.com to request an on-site course, or a course hosted from Bogota, Colombia, or Johannesburg, South Africa. Minimum registration is required.