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AIChE offers a variety of continuing education options for chemical engineers and their colleagues, including a variety of online courses offered through the eLearning Center and developed by renowned engineers and other experts. In addition, AIChE offers in-person, classroom-style courses on chemical engineering essentials and specialty fields.

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20 Elements of Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS)

eLearning (online) Course
Learn the importance of RBPS and the four pillars: Commit to process safety, understand hazards and risk, manage risk, and learn from experience

A Practical Guide to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Thinking

eLearning (online) Course
This online course provides learners with a basic understanding of life cycle assessment (LCA) as a method for quantifying the environmental impacts...

A Practical Guide to Techno-Economic Analysis

eLearning (online) Course
This course introduces the role and practice of Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) and its connections to process design and economics, and business...

Advanced Concepts for Process Hazard Analysis

Face-to-Face Course
Move beyond simply understanding the PHA techniques being used in the process industry today. Learn how to apply them correctly.

Advanced Emergency Relief System Design

Face-to-Face Course
Responsible for the safe handling of the effluent from relief systems? Explore the broad topic of emergency relief system design with an emphasis on...

AIChE Career Discovery® Workshop

Instructor-led Virtual Course
Scholarships to cover all fees associated with this virtual workshop are available to AIChE members on a first come first serve basis. Please email...

AIChE Chem-E-Car Safety Training – Teams

eLearning (online) Course
The Safety Training Course & Quiz below was coordinated by AIChE Membership Staff and the AIChE Chem-E-Car Competition® Committee. This course...

AIChE's Engineering Leadership Development

eLearning (online) Course
Trade publications have long predicted that the retirement of engineers from the baby boomer generation will result in a significant workforce gap...

AIChE’s Improving Gender Diversity and Inclusion

eLearning (online) Course
This online course explains the need for empathy to the types of barriers that gender diversity creates, the 5 types of cognitive biases that make...

AIChE’s Improving Personal & Professional Creativity

eLearning (online) Course
This online course explains the relationship between collaboration and creativity, provides a simple inquiry approach to improve creativity, dispels...

AIChE’s Leading a Group Through Strategic Planning

eLearning (online) Course
This online course presents the key core competencies of effective facilitators, a simple technique for managing conflict in a group, and a step-by-...

An Introduction to Large-Scale Energy Production

eLearning (online) Course
Nearly everything around us was created using energy intensive processes. This course is designed to understand the basics of energy processes that...

Applied Separations - Evaporation and Adsorption

eLearning (online) Course
Gain a practical understanding of evaporators and adsorption columns used in chemical engineering unit operations and processes. In this online...

Applied Statistics in Research and Development

eLearning (online) Course
Tackle your Research and Development and experiment with less effort and cost. Learn how to more effectively design experiments and analyze their...

Basic Emergency Relief System Design

Face-to-Face Course
Preparing to use DIERS technology in your emergency relief system design but not sure where to start? Attend this instructor-led, 3-day course for an...

Basics of the Chemical Industry

eLearning (online) Course
The chemical industry value chain is complex. In this online course, you’ll gain a high-level review of the manufacture and markets for roughly 70...

Biomanufacturing for Chemical Engineers

eLearning (online) Course
Working in a biopharmaceutical or vaccine company? Review the unit operations used to manufacture biological products with this online course.

Bioseparations: Principles, Applications, and Scale-up

Face-to-Face Course
This course focuses on the principles, applications, and scale-up of bioseparations processes, which are used for bioproducts in the pharmaceutical,...

Biotechnology for Chemical Engineers

eLearning (online) Course
What chemical engineers working in design, operations and other support functions need to know about biotechnology.

Body of Knowledge in Sustainability Overview

eLearning (online) Course
Take this online course to understand the concepts and tools that define professional competency in the increasingly important area of sustainability...

Cash Flow Principles for Chemical Engineers

eLearning (online) Course
Projects can fail or succeed based on cash flow. Yet many chemical engineers don’t truly understand cash flow or its role in project evaluation. In...

CCPSf: CCPS Process Safety Fundamentals Certificate Program

eLearning (online) Course
CCPSf, the CCPS Process Safety Fundamentals Certificate Program, is a new opportunity to advance your career, discover job opportunities, and gain...

Center for PEAK Leadership - Developing our Society’s Leaders

Face-to-Face Course
PEAK stands for Providing Effective and Knowledgeable leadership, which is the goal of this program. The overall program is based on best practices...

Chem-E-Car Competition® Information for Judges

eLearning (online) Course
The Safety Training Course & Quiz below was coordinated by AIChE Membership Staff and the AIChE Chem-E-Car Competition® Committee. This course...

Chemical Engineering for Non-Chemical Engineers

eLearning (online) Course
Do you interface with chemical engineers? Gain a practical overview of chemical engineering principles and how they are applied in the real world.

Chemical Engineering for Non-Chemical Engineers

Face-to-Face Course
Do you work with chemical engineers and need to speak their language? Learn the fundamentals of chemical engineering in just 3 days.

Chemical Hazards Engineering Fundamentals (CHEF)

Face-to-Face Course
CHEF includes an Excel Calculation Aid to help users understand and utilize the correlations used to model and evaluate estimated airborne quantities...

Chemical PE Exam Review Course

eLearning (online) Course
You’ve decided to take the next step in becoming a professional engineer - showing a commitment to yourself, your employer, and the community...

Chemical Process Economic Evaluations

eLearning (online) Course
Make crisper, more comprehensive decisions about proposed and ongoing projects in your portfolio.

CHS First Responders Micro Training Learning Plan

eLearning (online) Course
Increasing availability and adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) presents new safety challenges for First Responders (FR). The Center for...

Conceptual Development and Capital Cost Estimating

Instructor-led Virtual Course
Don’t let an inaccurate cost estimate threaten the funding of an engineering project. Save money and time, and optimize your projects, with proven...

Conceptual Development and Capital Cost Estimating

Face-to-Face Course
Don’t let an inaccurate cost estimate threaten the funding of an engineering project. Save money and time, and optimize your projects, with proven...

Confronting Microaggressions in STEM and Engineering

eLearning (online) Course
Complimentary access to this course is available for college and university faculty and students by contacting customer service at customerservice@...

Crystallization Operations

Face-to-Face Course
A practical overview of the basics of crystallization and precipitation and how to apply the fundamentals of crystal growth and nucleation to...

Crystallization Process Development

eLearning (online) Course
An in-depth overview of what theories, methods and techniques should be on the radar of every engineer involved in crystallization processes and...

Decision and Risk Analysis for Projects

eLearning (online) Course
Improve the quality of your project decisions by employing a disciplined approach to decision-making including the assessment of risks.

Distillation in Practice

eLearning (online) Course
Learn essential distillation concepts including vapor liquid equilibrium, start-up and troubleshooting, and other best practices with this online...

Distillation in Practice

Face-to-Face Course
Learn essential distillation techniques and developments and how to apply them to solve difficult distillation problems.

Distillation Technology for Operators

eLearning (online) Course
Gain an understanding of the theory of successful distillation practices. In addition, learn about what actually happens in a column with this online...

Economic Evaluation for Chemical Engineers

eLearning (online) Course
Plant-related projects must be evaluated in order to maximize ROI. Learn how to conduct a sound economic evaluation for both small and large projects

Emerging Membrane Processes for Water Purification

Face-to-Face Course
This 4-day course developed in collaboration with the University of Arizona is a lab-based course for practicing engineers to experiment with, model...

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program

eLearning (online) Course
Be inclusive. Make an impact in STEM and engineering. Register today!

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Part 2

eLearning (online) Course
Complimentary access to this course is available for college and university faculty and students by contacting customer service at customerservice@...

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Part 1: Why it Matters in STEM and Engineering

eLearning (online) Course
This course focuses on inclusion in the academic setting — providing an overview of why inclusion in engineering matters and the role of unconscious...

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Part 3: Anti-racism and intersectionality

eLearning (online) Course
Complimentary access to this course is available for college and university faculty and students by contacting customer service at customerservice@...

Essentials of Chemical Engineering for Operators

eLearning (online) Course
For operators who work with chemical engineers and need to speak their language. Develop a deeper understanding of how chemical engineering relates...

Essentials of Environmental Life Cycle Assessment

eLearning (online) Course
Get up-to-date on the latest advancements in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a powerful and evolving toolset for managing environmental impacts and...

Excel VBA Programming for Chemical Engineers

eLearning (online) Course
Are you already familiar with Excel and ready to learn Visual Basic Applications (VBA) Programming? This course is for you.

Excel VBA Programming for Chemical Engineers

Face-to-Face Course
If you know your way around Microsoft Excel and you’re ready to learn Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Programming this course is for you.

Fire Response & Extrication of a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

eLearning (online) Course
This video course is part of the Hydrogen Safety microlearning series aimed at providing an "awareness level" overview of hydrogen for fire, law...

Flow of Solids in Bins, Hoppers, Chutes and Feeders

eLearning (online) Course
Identify strategies for alleviating problems, improving design and optimizing flow. Learn the bulk material flow strategies you need and how to apply...

Flow of Solids in Bins, Hoppers, Chutes and Feeders

Face-to-Face Course
Get up-to-date on proven design and troubleshooting principles for handling bulk solids in bins, hoppers, chutes and feeders for safe and trouble-...

Flow of Solids/Pneumatic Conveying Combo Course

Face-to-Face Course
Combination of Flow of Solids in Bins, Hoppers, Chutes, and Feeders (CH032) and Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Solids (CH033)

Fluid Mixing Technology for Operators

eLearning (online) Course
Are you ready to expand your knowledge of mixing theories and improve your performance and results? This course is for you.

Foundations of Process Safety

Face-to-Face Course
Offered outside of North America, this intensive and highly interactive 4-day course trains chemical engineers in the fundamentals of process safety...

Fundamental Hydrogen Safety Credential

eLearning (online) Course
It’s Elemental: Acquire a Fundamental Hydrogen Safety Credential from the Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS) Safety should be #1 when it comes to the...

Fundamentals of Batch to Continuous Process Conversion in Specialty and API Chemistries

Face-to-Face Course
The specialty chemical and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) chemical industries are undergoing a paradigm shift in process technology by...

Fundamentals of Intensified Heat and Mass Transfer

eLearning (online) Course
A goal of process intensification (PI) is to reduce the size of equipment for the same processing capacity, which is accomplished largely through...

Fundamentals of Process Intensification

eLearning (online) Course
In this course, you’ll get an introduction to PI, ways in which PI can help to overcome challenges facing conventional processes, and ultimately its...

Hands-on Introduction to Machine Learning for Engineers

Instructor-led Virtual Course
If you’re ready to dive into machine learning and apply it to real engineering problems, this course is for you. A course tailored to your specific...

Hazard Identification for Operations and Maintenance Workers

Face-to-Face Course
This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to more effectively identify process and mechanical hazards in the workplace as well...

Hazard Identification for Operators and Maintenance Workers Second Edition

eLearning (online) Course
This online course helps operators learn how to recognize and respond to hazards at the field level.

HAZOP Studies

eLearning (online) Course
Need to plan and execute a HAZOP Study team review? This course covers the concepts and techniques you’ll need.

HAZOP Studies and Other PHA Techniques for Process Safety and Risk Management

Face-to-Face Course
This course teaches you how to prepare for PHAs, how to ensure compliance with current U.S. regulations related to PHAs, and how to conduct and...

HAZOP Studies/Advanced PHA Concepts Combo Course

Face-to-Face Course
This course is a combination of HAZOP Studies and Other PHA Techniques for Process Safety and Risk Management (CH157) and Advanced Concepts for...

Heat Exchanger Design and Operations

Face-to-Face Course
This course is ideal for chemical and mechanical engineers who are engaged in plant operations, technical services, and project design; or with...

Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier

eLearning (online) Course
This course seeks to give the student an overview of hydrogen as an energy carrier, its current usage in industry, and current practices of producing...

Hydrogen Fueling Station Incident Response

eLearning (online) Course
This 3rd video course is part of the Hydrogen Safety microlearning series aimed at providing an "awareness level" overview of hydrogen for fire, law...

Hydrogen Laboratory Safety

eLearning (online) Course
The increasing role of hydrogen as an energy carrier in the transition to clean energy is driving an increase in research and development related to...

Hydrogen System Maintenance and Inspection

eLearning (online) Course
This course describes best practices for planning, performing and documenting inspection and maintenance of hydrogen systems Center for Hydrogen...

Hydrogen System Operation

eLearning (online) Course
This course emphasizes the need for safe practices like following procedures and managing change. It also describes operational best practices like...

Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis

Face-to-Face Course
Incidents are minor occurrences that can lead to an accident. Join an Incident Investigation expert for an in-depth look at the systematic process of...

Industrial Fluid Mixing for Engineers

eLearning (online) Course
This online course covers the fundamentals of mixing and how to apply the right technology to your process.

Inherently Safer Design

Face-to-Face Course
Get up-to-date on a fundamentally different approach to safety in the manufacture and use of chemicals. In one day, you’ll learn about inherently...

Integrated Process Synthesis

Face-to-Face Course
As a chemical engineer, before you can make proposed process alterations you must consider the potential investment return. Yet, typically this...

Intellectual Property for Chemical Engineers

eLearning (online) Course
Unclear about the laws that protect ideas, discoveries and inventions? This course, developed by a registered patent attorney, reviews relevant...

Intensified Distillation Processes

eLearning (online) Course
This course is intended to provide an overview of the current and future states of process intensification in distillation processes, acknowledging...

Intensified Reaction Processes

eLearning (online) Course
This online course provides learners with a basic understanding of process intensification (PI) principles applied to reaction processes and spans...

Introduction to Data Science with Python

eLearning (online) Course
Put your knowledge of Python to work as you learn the basics of data science Move beyond your understanding of the basics of the Python programming...

Introduction to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles for Incident Response

eLearning (online) Course
This Hydrogen Safety microlearning series provides an "awareness level" overview of hydrogen for fire and law enforcement.

Introduction to Hydrogen Safety for First Responders

eLearning (online) Course
This introduction to Hydrogen Safety for First Responders is a Web-based course that provides an "awareness level" overview of hydrogen for fire, law...

Introduction to Modular Chemical Process Intensification

eLearning (online) Course
This eLearning course provides students with a first introduction to Modular Chemical Process Intensification (MCPI) We start with definitions and...

Introduction to Process Safety for Process Intensification and Modular Chemical Process Intensification

eLearning (online) Course
Process intensification is a newer approach to process design with many benefits, but like all chemical processes, there remains a need to fully...

Introduction to Project Management

eLearning (online) Course
Research shows 80% of those with project management responsibilities have received no training. This eLearning course will bring you up-to-speed...

Introduction to Python for Chemical Engineers

eLearning (online) Course
Ready to learn Python programming? Get started by learning the basics in this interactive, self-paced course. Join this self-paced course where you’...

Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

eLearning (online) Course
LOPA is the methodology used by process organizations worldwide for risk analysis. Learn the basic LOPA approach to selecting and analyzing potential...

Liderazgo en Seguridad de Procesos para Supervisores de Primera Línea

eLearning (online) Course
Nota: También disponible en Inglés. Supervisores de primera línea tienen más control e influencia sobre la seguridad del proceso que cualquier otro...

Maintenance & Reliability for Improved Uptime and Lower Operating Costs

eLearning (online) Course
Newly Updated for 2018 Equipment performance is vital to meeting safety, productivity, reliability and cost goals. In this course, you’ll learn how...

Management of Change

eLearning (online) Course
Unsure how to identify procedural, process and other change situations that require evaluation—or implement process changes without risk to employees...

Managing Process Safety Risks During Organizational Change

Face-to-Face Course
Through illustrated case studies and lessons learned, this course provides in-depth understanding of the framework for establishing OCM program and...

Material Compatibility Design Considerations for Hydrogen Systems

eLearning (online) Course
This course provides guidance on a selection of materials for hydrogen systems. The primary focus is on hydrogen embrittlement of metals, but other...

Modeling and Simulation for Process Intensification

eLearning (online) Course
This online course provides learners with a basic understanding of computer-aided process modeling and simulation of various process intensification...

Modeling Techniques in Excel

eLearning (online) Course
Develop the deeper knowledge of spreadsheets, especially Excel, which you need to improve your financial and evaluation modeling and analysis. This...

Modular Chemical Process Intensification Boot Camp

Face-to-Face Course
This 4-day course is for professional engineers interested in advancing MCPI in the chemical industry, specifically through the use of "number-up"...

NFPA 2 Hydrogen Technologies Code Training

Face-to-Face Course
This in-person and online live course provides learners with a fundamental grounding in the NFPA 2 Hydrogen Technologies Code. The first three...

OSHA Process Safety Management Review

eLearning (online) Course
Take this fundamental course and gain an introduction to Process Safety Management. In just two short hours, you’ll learn how and when to apply the...

Overview of Risk Based Process Safety

Face-to-Face Course
This course will introduce you to CCPS’ Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) approach, including the four pillars and twenty elements that define the...

Particle and Bulk Solids Characterization Technology

Face-to-Face Course
Given the wide range of technologies available today for powder and particle characterization, selecting the best option for an application is not...

Particle Technology

eLearning (online) Course
Difficulties in handling or processing powders are often overlooked and can result in production stoppages. Gain a practical introduction to particle...

Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Solids

eLearning (online) Course
Learn design and troubleshooting strategies that result in trouble-free flow. This online course addresses challenges like wear, attrition, rate...

Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Solids

Face-to-Face Course
Gain a better understanding of pneumatic conveying problems and principles, allowing you to evaluate and troubleshoot your in-plant systems to...

Process Design for Process Intensification

eLearning (online) Course
This online course provides learners with a basic understanding of computer-aided process intensification (PI) and design methods. It spans the topic...

Process Dynamics and Control with Python

eLearning (online) Course
Ready to develop the control skills valued in today’s process industry? This online course is a hands-on approach to learning process control and...

Process Intensification Credential Program

eLearning (online) Course
This is one of three focus tracks for the Process Intensification credential program. You only need to complete one track to receive your PI...

Process Intensification Credential Program (Focus: Heat & Mass Transfer)

eLearning (online) Course
This is one of three focus tracks for the Process Intensification credential program.You only need to complete one track to receive your PI...

Process Intensification Credential Program (Focus: Separation)

eLearning (online) Course
This is one of three focus tracks for the Process Intensification credential program. You only need to complete one track to receive your PI...

Process Intensification in Separation Processes

eLearning (online) Course
Separations play a critical role in the production of wide-ranging products in the chemicals industry. With pressures to produce high-quality...

Process Safety 101 - Understanding Process Safety

eLearning (online) Course
This course offers an overview and introduction to process safety and was developed to create awareness and knowledge of the fundamentals of chemical...

Process Safety Boot Camp

Face-to-Face Course
Offered in North America, this intensive and highly interactive 4-day course trains chemical engineers in the fundamentals of Process Safety. Taught...

Process Safety Leadership for Front-Line Supervisors

eLearning (online) Course
Whether you are a new or seasoned front- line supervisor, this course provides a thorough immersion in the process safety knowledge and skills you...

Process Safety Management for Bioethanol

eLearning (online) Course
Process safety management is different in the biodiesel industry. Gain tools, techniques and regulatory guidance tailored to your unique needs.

Process Safety Management Overview

eLearning (online) Course
Explore the whys and hows of process safety. A great introduction for new hires and refresher for seasoned engineers.

Product Stewardship

eLearning (online) Course
Gain new insight into the practice of product stewardship from the perspective of chemical product manufacturers. You’ll learn the concepts, practice...

Professional Ethics & Excellence for Chemical Engineers

eLearning (online) Course
What every chemical engineer needs to know to “do the right thing” and achieve the highest level of professional excellence.

Project Evaluation: Cost Estimating and Financial Analysis

Instructor-led Virtual Course
Your goal is to improve your ability to make economic evaluations of projects, designs, ideas and alternatives, or to better understand evaluations...

Project Evaluation: Cost Estimating and Financial Analysis

Face-to-Face Course
Your goal is to improve your ability to make economic evaluations of projects, designs, ideas and alternatives, or to better understand evaluations...

Project Evaluation: Operating Cost Estimating Combo Course

Instructor-led Virtual Course
This AIChE course is a combination of Conceptual Development & Capital Cost Estimating (CH139) and Project Evaluation: Operating Cost Estimating...

Project Evaluation: Operating Cost Estimating Combo Course

Face-to-Face Course
This AIChE course is a combination of Conceptual Development & Capital Cost Estimating (CH139) and Project Evaluation: Operating Cost Estimating...

Project Management for Chemical Engineers

Instructor-led Virtual Course
Now, more than ever, project team members working remotely need techniques, templates and tools to be effective and efficient. This course equips you...

Project Management for Chemical Engineers

Face-to-Face Course
In today’s global and fast-paced world, the ability to manage complex projects is vital to keep up with the chemical industry’s demands and needs...

Properties and Hazards of Hydrogen

eLearning (online) Course
This course describes fundamental properties of hydrogen, compares those properties to other fuels, and describes specific hazards to be addressed...

Propiedades y peligros del hidrógeno

eLearning (online) Course
En este curso se describen las propiedades fundamentales del hidrógeno, se comparan dichas propiedades con las de otros combustibles y se describen...

Propriétés et dangers de l'hydrogène

eLearning (online) Course
Ce cours décrit les propriétés fondamentales de l'hydrogène, compare ces propriétés à celles d'autres combustibles et décrit les dangers spécifiques...

Python Programming Made Easy for Engineers

Instructor-led Virtual Course
Learn Python fundamentals you can start using right away to make better decisions and optimize engineering processes. Proficiency in using Python is...

Recognizing Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs

Face-to-Face Course
Do you understand why you are having process safety incidents and what to do to prevent them and minimize their impact? What if you could predict if...

Risk Analysis Screening Tool (RAST)

Face-to-Face Course
The Risk Analysis Screening Tool (RAST) is designed for those performing a Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (HIRA) on incident scenarios, an...

Risk-Based Process Safety Decision-Making for All Engineers

eLearning (online) Course
Risk is a common thread that runs throughout all engineering disciplines. From concept to design, installation to operation, and decommissioning,...

SAChE® - An Introduction to Managing Process Safety Hazards

eLearning (online) Course
Process safety is a vital part of everyday operations in chemical engineering. This course explains how a system of process safety management can...

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